Rehabilitation
From learning job skills to earning diplomas, rehabilitation is a cornerstone of the department.
Valley State Adult School at Valley State Prison honored 157 graduates during a Nov. 19 ceremony. According to the institution,...
Read More About Valley State Prison honors record 157 graduates
Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla celebrated five new certified Peer Literacy Mentor Program graduates. “We’re celebrating five mentors,...
Read More About Watch: CCWF celebrates 5 new peer literacy mentors
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison artists salvage more than skateboards thanks to artwork created by the incarcerated population....
Read More About Watch: Artwork salvages more than skateboards
CDCR and CCHCS staff and the incarcerated population are making a difference in the community and the institution. Thanks to...
Read More About Staff, incarcerated brighten Thanksgiving holiday
At California Institution for Women (CIW), a new farm-to-table collaboration between Land Together and CCHCS Food Operations is redefining rehabilitation...
Read More About Cultivating Change: CIW farm‑to‑table initiative
Jeremy Price, a Male Community Reentry Program (MCRP) participant, recounts his story transitioning from serving a 19-year-to-life sentence in an...
The Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO) Community Reentry Unit recently hosted the inaugural Lifer Peer Reentry Navigation Network (PRNN)...
Read More About DAPO hosts Visalia’s first Lifer Peer Reentry meeting
A special event saluting veterans was held for the incarcerated at Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla. “Today we...
Read More About Watch: CCWF incarcerated honor military veterans
CDCR, the Twinning Project and Angel City Football Club (FC) teamed up to launch two new cohorts of a leadership...
Read More About Watch: Twinning Project, Angel City FC at CIW
California State Prison (CSP) Solano celebrated more than 70 graduates earning general educational development (GED) and high school diplomas as...
Read More About Watch: CSP‑Solano school sees over 70 graduate