Employee Wellness
The Office of Employee Wellness (OEW) provides a safe, accessible, and connective space for proactive wellness support, education, and resources for all California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) employees.

Since the COVID-19 vaccine was made available one year ago, CDCR and CCHCS have vaccinated 80% of the incarcerated population....
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In this anonymous essay, a Health Program Specialist II shares their experience with COVID-19. Was getting COVID-19 scary? Yes, it...

A year after the devastating Camp Fire, CDCR’s Peer Support Program (PSP) volunteers returned to lend an ear and a...
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California Correctional Center administrators celebrated their appreciation for staff employed throughout the institution, firehouse, and 18 northern fire camps by...
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The new staff activity fitness center has seen heavy use at the Stockton Division of Juvenile Justice complex since opening...

California Institution for Men unveiled their new staff fitness center on Aug. 9.

Correctional Workers Who Care, also known as CWWC, is hosting a health-promoting 5K walk/dance Aug. 10 in Sacramento in conjunction...
Read More About Correctional workers group sponsors Sacramento 5K walk to fight obesity

Correctional Counselor Charles Esguerra has been working for the department for 12 years. For five years he has made it...

Sgt. Andrea Tuntakit of Avenal State Prison achieves what seems impossible to some – a good balance of work, family...
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