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.
The California State Prison, Sacramento (SAC), Actors’ Gang Prison Project group performed for their families in December. The presentation allowed...
Throughout 2022, incarcerated person Frank Jachwak spent much of his time in the Folsom State Prison workshop in the bike...
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CDCR, CCHCS and DJJ staff as well as the incarcerated, continue to donate to the community, benefiting those in need.
Two separate education graduation ceremonies for 108 incarcerated people were held in mid-November at the Correctional Training Facility (CTF).
A recent inspirational event at Ironwood State Prison offered hope, empowerment, education and redemption.
Eric Estrada, one of 26 to graduate the Offender Mentor Certification Program, recalled something his daughter said: “You’re not a...
High Desert State Prison (HDSP) Chaplain Joseph McLachlan recently attended The Mass of Beatification of Pope John Paul I at...
The California Medical Facility (CMF) Paws 4 Life rehabilitation program took aim at educating criminal justice students.
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At the Sacramento Convening of Colleges, CDCR Secretary Kathleen Allison and Daisy Gonzales, the interim chancellor of the California Community...
The 49ers recently brought joy to the children of incarcerated men at San Quentin State Prison as part of the...