Community Involvement
CDCR is committed to community involvement at all levels, from fundraising for nonprofit causes to offering rehabilitative programs.
Avenal State Prison raised $1,282 with a bake sale fundraiser benefiting Special Olympics of Northern California. The event featured baked...
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Rodney Rodriguez and his team from Fresno Skateboard Salvage donated 44 incarcerated artists' painted skateboards to some very appreciative kids...
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Four activity groups of incarcerated people at Calipatria State Prison sponsored a food sale, generating $28,290 for five local charities....
Avenal State Prison (ASP) staff raised $1,000 for the Special Olympics of Northern California. The money came from selling almost...
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Ironwood State Prison donated approximately 1,000 cell phones, confiscated over time, to Operation Gratitude earlier this month.
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A Pleasant Valley State Prison employee group last month raised $3,700 for the victim's families following a horrific car accident....
The incarcerated population on Facility A at the California State Prison, Los Angeles County (LAC), aimed to make a difference...
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8While the holidays may have been different during the pandemic, it didn't stop the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) from...
Thanks to the efforts of those incarcerated on Facility E at Avenal State Prison, others in need were provided warm...
All across the state, CDCR institutions made Christmas brighter for the less fortunate. This is the third installment of a...