Dog News
Dogs play a significant role in CDCR. They help staff find contraband and offenders work on rehabilitation.
CDCR K-9 officers helped a task force find a hidden cell phone, a key piece of evidence in a murder...
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Teamwork between the warehouse and Investigative Services Unit (ISU) netted nearly $250,000 in contraband drugs and tobacco at Ironwood State...
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On August 18, 2022, Seger, a K-9 assigned to California Men's Colony, passed away.
Pelican Bay State Prison's Investigative Services K-9 Unit has been striking the drug traffickers and their smuggling operations where it...
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A food sale on Facility C at California State Prison, Sacramento, raised nearly $6,000 for Guide Dogs of America. The...
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What a treat for Sarah and Brandon Adkins to see a dog they raised for a year, then donated, training...
The first K-9 Academy cohort for 2022 successfully completed their seven-week training at the former Northern California Women’s Facility in...
Pita, a K-9 at California Rehabilitation Center (CRC), received pats on the head and plenty of treats, retiring from duty...
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K-9 partners are used for drug interdiction across CDCR and the Division of Juvenile, including one special dog named Daxx....
Read More About Meet Daxx, the drug‑sniffing dog at Ventura Youth Correctional Facility
New Life K-9 Program at California Men's Colony (CMC) said goodbye to five dogs who will be placed with veterans...
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