COVID-19
Stories and videos related to the novel coronavirus, better known as COVID-19.

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

Incarcerated people serving on the Inmate Advisory Councils at CDCR prisons come together to share their reasons for wearing masks.
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While Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJDCF) prepared for the San Diego County face mask mandate, effective May 1, the...

The Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC) recently donated 14,000 bars of antibacterial Dove Soap and 2,000 masks to California State Prison, Los...

CDCR announced the May 30 death of California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) Correctional Officer Danny Mendoza who recently tested positive for...
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To show support as CDCR began taking unprecedented measures to address COVID-19, Secretary Diaz visited three southern California institutions. While...
During the pandemic, Avenal State Prison (ASP) Youth Offender Program (YOP) participants from Facility B decided to help to sew...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the communities near California Institution for Women have come together to help the prison's employees. Organizations...
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When staff at California State Prison, Sacramento, and Folsom State Prison heard of the dire need for donations to the...

California Men's Colony (CMC) joined other institutions to thank officers, teachers, and nurses during the first week of May.