CDCR Community Involvement Archives

Woman unloads bags of food from the back of a pickup truck.

On May 4, a group of 10 incarcerated men, housed on the Progressive Programming Facility (PPF) at the California State...

Avenal State Prison’s Youth Offender Program (YOP) incarcerated men on Facility B approached Correctional Counselor Denise Crenshaw with an idea...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the communities near California Institution for Women have come together to help the prison's employees. Organizations...

Five people stand behind a table full of food donations.

When staff at California State Prison, Sacramento, and Folsom State Prison heard of the dire need for donations to the...

Staff and incarcerated individuals at three institutions volunteered to make masks, help those in need and raise funds for charities....

Men and women in uniform wait beside food trucks at San Quentin State Prison.

San Quentin State Prison staff were thanked for their hard work on April 23, all due to the efforts of...

Inmates, staff and volunteers at Kern Valley State Prison hold two oversize checks.

On Feb. 5, checks were presented by Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. The funds...

Female officers stand at attention while holding flags.

On Jan. 30, the California Institution for Women (CIW) Honor Guard participated in presenting the flags for the National Anthem...

Did you know that someone needs blood every two seconds? That means the need for donations is constant. Luckily, our...

Volunteers in blue t-shirts pack boxes with food.

Earlier this year, Governor Newsom called on every Californian to be part of the solution to tackling homelessness in their...