CDCR Weekender
Weekender is the Saturday publication of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).
CDCR institutions showed staff appreciation through a shared love of football. California State Prison, Corcoran, grilled burgers and hotdogs for...
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On Valentine’s Day, nursing facility residents were surprised with cards, roses, and kind words from Ironwood State Prison (ISP) staff....
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In this Weekender Digest, we look at a concert honoring first responders and a run honoring the memory of a...
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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