Community Involvement
CDCR is committed to community involvement at all levels, from fundraising for nonprofit causes and leading parades to attending community events.
Chuckawalla Valley and Ironwood state prisons (CVSP and ISP) hosted the annual Civil Servants for Santa in Blythe on Dec....
Over the summer, staff from the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) coordinated two food fundraisers for more than 800 incarcerated people....
California Correctional Institution (CCI) employees and the incarcerated are helping charities during the pandemic. Fall food sales raised more than...
The Correctional Training Facility's (CTF) incarcerated population pooled their limited resources to donate more than $21,500 to the Special Olympics...
This fall, CDCR staff and the incarcerated population opened their pocketbooks, hands and hearts to those in need. The generosity...
Pleasant Valley State Prison and SATF donated funds to local charitable organizations. PVSP donated $5,500 each to Herb's Soup Kitchen...
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Warden Neil McDowell and Chief Deputy Warden John Merchant, alongside members of the Employees’ Association at Ironwood State Prison (ISP),...
Read More About Ironwood prison donates $2,000 to cancer center
When Jesús Plancarte was in Riverside County Jail in October 2017, he heard about a program that helps children battling...
Read More About Incarcerated man donates hair to cancer‑fighting kids
Thanks to the fundraising efforts of North Kern State Prison (NKSP) staff, a check for $5,000 was presented to a...
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CSP-Sacramento (SAC) volunteers were honored to participate in the 39th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) benefiting Special Olympics. The...
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