Community Involvement
CDCR is committed to community involvement at all levels, from fundraising for nonprofit causes and leading parades to attending community events.
The CDCR Our Promise Charitable Campaign 2019 has ended. Thank you CDCR employees for your commitment to build stronger communities...
On Oct. 22, the first Relay for Life walk was held at California City Correctional Facility (CAC), uniting staff and...
Read More About First Relay for Life rallies CAC staff, inmates
On Oct. 26, approximately 400 inmates housed at the California Correctional Center (CCC) on the Level I, II, and III...
Read More About CCC inmates raise over $1,300 to help people battling cancer
The wings of the better angels of human nature have found a home with Diane Shepherd, a CDCR case records...
Read More About CDCR employee moved to life of charity by mother’s critique
Sierra Conservation Center and local law enforcement recently held a Tip-A-Cop event to support Tuolumne County Special Olympics.
"My son, Matthew was diagnosed with Type-One Diabetes (T1D) at 2 ½ years old. He went into diabetic-ketoacidosis; and thus,...
Read More About Our Promise story: His fight, is my fight – Type‑One Diabetes
On Oct. 12, members of the California Men’s Colony (CMC) Honor Guard participated in the annual Out of the Darkness...
Read More About CMC staff raises $4,500 for suicide prevention
On Oct. 10, volunteers from CDCR's Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the Office of Personnel Services, the Office of Peace...
Read More About CDCR helps raise awareness for hiring people with disabilities
On Friday, Oct. 18, the California Institution for Men (CIM) welcomed the community to its first Trunk-or-Treat family friendly event,...
Read More About CIM gets into Halloween spirit with community Trunk‑or‑Treat
On Monday, Sept. 9, California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) in conjunction with Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP), hosted their...
Read More About CVSP inmates raise $1,500 for suicide prevention