Rehabilitation
From learning job skills to earning diplomas, rehabilitation is a cornerstone of the department. As of 2026, 11 percent of CDCR’s overall budget goes toward rehabilitation.
When Lieutenant Derrick “Bo” Taylor was killed in October 2017 while helping save others during the mass shooting in Las...
Read More About Oak Glen camp honors fallen commander Bo Taylor
More than 40 fire crews converged on the Ishi Conservation Camp to train for wildland firefighting during the Fire Preparedness...
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Two former inmates who are now firefighters with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) shared their...
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San Quentin Warden James Johnston published an article on San Quentin State Prison reforms on Oct. 31, 1914, in The...
Read More About 1914: San Quentin warden focuses on prison reforms
Intermountain Conservation Camp, nestled in the pines at the base of Big Valley Mountain, is four miles north of Bieber....
Over 320 incarcerated firefighters from five camps gathered at Eel River Conservation Camp #31 in mid-May 2017 to prepare for...
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Trudging through thick brush and powdery red dirt, incarcerated fire crews carry heavy packs and equipment under the baking sun....
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