Rehabilitation
From learning job skills to earning diplomas, rehabilitation is a cornerstone of the department.
Over 320 incarcerated firefighters from five camps gathered at Eel River Conservation Camp #31 in mid-May 2017 to prepare for...
Read More About Behind the line: Eel River support crews assist mission
Trudging through thick brush and powdery red dirt, incarcerated firefighters carried heavy packs and equipment under the baking sun. This...
Read More About Conservation Camp program: Redemption on the fire line
"As he left the stands at the conclusion of San Quentin's seventeenth annual field and track meet, Warden James B....
The department's biennial report dated 1959-1960 outlined the new facility coming online at California Men's Colony. This document provides a...
Read More About 1960: New facility at California Men’s Colony
Along with volunteer Nigel Poor, inmates Earlonne Woods and Antwan Williams are producing the much-anticipated podcast “Ear Hustle,” an award-winning...
Read More About San Quentin podcast ‘Ear Hustle’ wins international contest
Harsh light from the afternoon sun flooded through tall windows at the Valley State Prison (VSP) gymnasium as psychologist Heather...
Read More About DJJ’s Heather Bowlds discusses adolescent brain development
Revisit this 2002 story on Folsom Prison teacher Linda Nielsen. It was originally published as part of the Day in...
Incarcerated residents at California Medical Facility (CMF) showed their appreciation to the mental health team with a poetry reading.
More than 1,000 children got to celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day with their incarcerated parents, thanks to a team...
When Kaitlin Bennett got behind the wheel of her car after having drinks with a friend in 2012, she did...
Read More About Consequences: Students learn of prison reality