Rehabilitation
From learning job skills to earning diplomas, rehabilitation is a cornerstone of the department.
In front of family and friends, dozens of women received their job certifications and apprenticeships after completing the California Prison...
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Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) recently made history, marking the first graduating cohort of the Peer Support Specialist Program. Watch...
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Rescued wolves are shaking their negative stereotype while helping participants do the same in CDCR’s Female Community Reentry Program. The...
Over four days, Olympic-style games were held at Valley State Prison with 200 incarcerated individuals participating. “The games were a...
After friendly competition in the spirit of the Olympics, those incarcerated at RJ Donovan Correctional Facility held their own closing...
Visiting staff at California Institution for Women (CIW), with help from a community organization, helped kids get ready to go...
For 40 years, the Delancey Street Foundation has helped reentry efforts and now they are doing the same inside California...
California Men’s Colony (CMC) kicked off a series of Home Run Derby events taking place at several institutions. Watch the...
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Over the weekend, six at-risk youth took part in the juvenile diversion program at Mule Creek State Prison’s Facility C....
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Incarcerated parents gave backpacks to their children during Saturday visiting thanks to the efforts of CDCR staff and community volunteers....
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