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.
California Medical Facility in Vacaville transported a team of incarcerated individuals to San Quentin Rehabilitation Center to compete in an...
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Learn how individuals with prior convictions can have their voting rights restored. CDCR Secretary Jeff Macomber and Secretary of State...
Bill Glass Behind the Walls drew 90 volunteers to Avenal State Prison for the annual Day of Champions event Oct....
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For incarcerated people interested in becoming a firefighter, California Men’s Colony (CMC) offers Physical Fitness Training (PFT). The three-week program...
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The San Francisco 49ers visited San Quentin as part of the NFL’s Inspire Change initiative to promote social justice and...
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The incarcerated population at Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (SATF) at Corcoran recently watched a special screening of the documentary, “26.2...
Community groups, parole and institution staff celebrated sobriety with a resource fair for incarcerated individuals at California Institution for Women...
If you missed it, there’s still time to catch the groundbreaking San Quentin Film Festival, now streaming on Eventive until...
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Staff from the Correctional Training Facility at Soledad recently visited the exhibit, Visions of Hope: Art of the Incarcerated. The...
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Last month, participants of the Integrated Substance Use Disorder Treatment (ISUDT) Program received their printed copy of the 17-page newsletter,...