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Inside CDCR Video stories focus on staff, incarcerated people and volunteers making a difference.
When Johanna Knighten was incarcerated at Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, she began making changes through education. She got...
Read More About Watch: Knighten finds Second Chance through education
Editor’s Note: April marks Second Chance Month, recognizing the impact of rehabilitation and reentry in supporting success after incarceration. Across...
California Women’s Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla is again making history, this time by hosting a film festival. The same institution...
Read More About Watch: CCWF hosts first‑ever film festival in a women’s prison
In recognition of National Nutrition Month, CDCR is highlighting its Harvest of the Month (HOTM) program. HOTM is a joint...
Read More About Watch: Harvest of the Month: Local, fresh produce
A mother’s work ethic and positive outlook inspired her daughter to continue the legacy and follow in her CDCR career...
The third annual CDCR Public Safety Career Fair at Sacramento City College on March 26 is creating quite the buzz....
Read More About Watch: CDCR Public Safety Career Fair featured on Fox40 News
On a foggy Friday afternoon at California Institution for Men (CIM) in Chino, competition and camaraderie came together as players...
Read More About Watch: Bonding on the Field: CIM flag football
Two CDCR employees have graduated the first cohort of the Governor’s Innovation Fellows program. Samantha Kissane and Chris Siino, both...
Read More About Watch: Two staff graduate Innovation Fellows program
Editor’s note: Patient Safety Week is observed March 9-13, 2026. Most incarcerated people leave institutional life at some point and...
Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla recently welcomed Ear Hustle Live to record their award-winning podcast inside the institution....
Read More About Watch: Ear Hustle Live records podcast at CCWF