Community Involvement
CDCR is committed to community involvement at all levels, from fundraising for nonprofit causes and leading parades to attending community events.
Thanks to Pelican Bay State Prison incarcerated residents, over $1,200 was raised during a recent Relay for Life event.
Thanks to North Kern State Prison (NKSP) staff, a local school received $2,500 to help fund student activities.
Two recent food sales generated $146,558 for the Inmate Welfare Fund, local businesses and the New Life K-9s program.
Recent fundraising activities saw California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison at Corcoran (SATF) donate $16,600 to the community.
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr, CDCR recruitment teams joined thousands of community members at the March for the...
In the final quarter of 2022, incarcerated residents and CDCR staff across California raised thousands for charitable causes.
The community benefits when staff and incarcerated residents get behind charitable causes such as giving gifts to students or raising...
Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) had some new arrivals of a different sort recently. Eleven students from Phoenix Secondary Academy...
When the storm hits, CDCR and its partners step up. As part of storm response efforts statewide, staff and crews...
CDCR, CCHCS and DJJ staff as well as the incarcerated, continue to donate to the community, benefiting those in need.