CDCR Weekender
Weekender is the Saturday publication of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).
When Clinical Psychologist Andrea Lackovic ends her workday, she goes from serving people to helping medically challenged dogs. At Behavioral...
In 1977, John “Cowboy” Bennett became a correctional officer at California Institution for Men (CIM) but after 47 years, he...
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CDCR Secretary Jeff Macomber took a trip to Southern California Tuesday to see the state’s firefighting and fire relief efforts. ...
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CDCR recruiters honored the memory of civil rights leader Martin Luther King by walking in the 43rd annual March for...
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In honor of January as National Glaucoma Awareness Month, CCHCS is recognizing the hard work of staff committed to eye...
A resident credits the CDCR staff strike team firefighters with saving him and his home during the Los Angeles fires....
Tiffany Orff, a vocational welding instructor at the Correctional Training Facility at Soledad, is breaking barriers while inspiring the next...
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In this Weekender Digest, we look at 136 new correctional officers and five women graduating the Future Fire Academy. Meanwhile,...
Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent City recently hosted their Employee Appreciation Day. The day served as an opportunity to...
Valley State Prison (VSP) personnel specialists decided to have a little fun on Boss’s Day in fall 2024 with a...
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