CDCR Weekender
Weekender is the Saturday publication of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).
Penny Thiels has had two careers with CDCR, first as an office technician 30 years ago and more recently as...
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In honor of National Social Workers Month, we celebrate the impactful work of medical social workers like Kenneth Langill and...
In this Weekender Digest, we look at an awards ceremony, Patient Safety Awareness Week, and the fist women serving sentences...
Special Olympics Northern California made an unforgettable splash this year, hosting multiple exhilarating Polar Plunges across the region. From the...
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In this Weekender Digest, we look at Polar Plunges, welding at CTF-Soledad, and the history of women in California prisons....
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This Weekender Digest dives into new correctional officers, books, kids, celebrating promotions and parole. Catch up on this week’s stories....
CDCR welcomed 142 new correctional officers after graduating the academy at the Richard A. McGee Correctional Training Center in Galt...
In this Weekender Digest, we look back at the week’s stories including Parole and Community Team meetings, the new podcast,...
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For three years, a San Quentin Rehabilitation Center administrator has organized a potluck to celebrate Black History Month. To learn...
In this Weekender Digest, we look at a nurse saving a coworker, celebrating Food Service Week, and mental health awareness....
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