Other stories
CDCR’s other stories are pieces that don’t fit into any specific category, but are still important enough to share with employees and the general public.

Daylight Saving Time officially ends at 2 a.m., Sunday, November 7, 2021, when the clocks "fall back" one hour. To...

Avenal State Prison Correctional Lt. and former Marine John Mendiboure continued an annual tradition of honoring the institutions’ veterans by...
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Staff from the California Institution for Women (CIW) put their creative skills to the test by carving pumpkins to display...
Read More About Pumpkin carving spurs staff competition at CIW

CDCR will construct a new solar generation project at California Men’s Colony (CMC) starting this month as part of its...
Read More About CDCR to construct solar generation project at California Men’s Colony
Since this situation is in flux with daily developments and decisions, the best way to get authoritative answers is to...

You can help get the message out about our new mission and vision by designing a poster that will be...
Read More About CDCR/CCHCS employees’ ideas sought in contest for mission, vision statement posters

When Inside CDCR's website merged with the official CDCR website, there were some changes. One of the biggest was how...

The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) collaborates each year with CDCR to create awareness about the California Earned Income Tax...
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Around Thanksgiving a rare snowstorm hit Lancaster, where staff braved icy snowy roads to get to work at CSP-Los Angeles...

On Saturday, Dec. 14, the first Crisis Negotiations Competition was held at the Valley Oaks Charter School in Bakersfield. CDCR...
Read More About CDCR Crisis Negotiators join first competition