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Rehabilitation

From learning job skills to earning diplomas, rehabilitation is a cornerstone of the department.

A prison inmate speaks into a microphone with others listen.

First-ever prison town hall gives incarcerated population a voice

For the first time, candidates for Los Angeles County District Attorney held a town hall meeting for incarcerated men at...

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Men in blue stand in an art studio inside a prison.

Incarcerated people find healing through art

Frieze Projects curators Rita Gonzalez and Pilar Tompkins Rivas visited the art studio at California State Prison, Los Angeles County...

Incarcerated people find healing through art Link
Women in blue surround an information table.

Housing, job, other aid offered at Folsom Women’s Facility resource fair

Folsom Women’s Facility (FWF) recently hosted a gender responsive resource fair for incarcerated women preparing for their return to the...

Housing, job, other aid offered at Folsom Women’s Facility resource fair Link
Woman smiles at the camera, while sitting in a beauty salon chair, sporting a new hairdo.

Positive attitudes shine at Women Empowerment parolee meeting

On Feb. 6, the San Gabriel Valley Parole District hosted a Women Empowerment Meeting for the female offender population at...

Positive attitudes shine at Women Empowerment parolee meeting Link
Seven inmate firefighters stand beside a large bulldozer.

Proposition 57 gives offender a second chance

In January 2020, Derrick Williams became the first Proposition 57 CalFIRE Wildland Firefighter I graduated from Pine Grove Youth Conservation...

Proposition 57 gives offender a second chance Link
Artwork produced by inmates is displayed at a museum.

CDCR inmates show art alongside Johnny Cash exhibit

CDCR's Arts in Corrections (AIC) takes the spotlight Feb. 20-21 during a Johnny Cash photographic exhibit at the Mills Station...

CDCR inmates show art alongside Johnny Cash exhibit Link
Inmates hold signs with "hevenu" and "shalom," meaning "we brought peace."

Seeds of Peace: First CDCR statewide event sees 7,400 inmates participate

Allowing seeds of peaceful coexistence, cooperation and forgiveness to take root in the state prison system were the goals of...

Seeds of Peace: First CDCR statewide event sees 7,400 inmates participate Link
Valley State Prison inmates, staff and volunteers raise their arms during the Day of Peace and Reconciliation.

CDCR’s first Day of Peace and Reconciliation in pictures

Across California, 34 adult institutions and five community correctional facilities observed the first Day of Peace and Reconciliation during the...

CDCR’s first Day of Peace and Reconciliation in pictures Link
CDCR Secretary Ralph Diaz and Superior Court Judge Craig Mitchell with inmates holding a banner that reads "Skid Row Marathon, RJDCF."

CDCR Secretary Diaz runs tribute lap with judge, inmates at RJD Correctional Facility

In a special event held at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD) in San Diego, CDCR Secretary Ralph Diaz traded...

CDCR Secretary Diaz runs tribute lap with judge, inmates at RJD Correctional Facility Link
Firefighters hike on a trail in Ventura County.

First young adult DJJ firefighters accepted to Ventura firefighter training program

A pair of young adults from CDCR Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) are among the first firefighters from Pine Grove...

First young adult DJJ firefighters accepted to Ventura firefighter training program Link