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 Institution for Women (CIW) hosted a special event recently featuring an expert in the needs of women involved in...
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Crafting for the Community is not just the name of the program, but also the act of service Avenal State...
Inside CDCR takes a closer look at Community Reentry Program participants attending college on campus.
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Meet James Searcy, Electrical Works Instructor at Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (SATF). His course is one of many Career Technical...
Creative Acts recently conducted a week-long intensive Virtual Reality Re-entry training program at Valley State Prison. The nonprofit provided 20 Oculus...
On August 6, five clients from the Custody-to-Community Re-entry Program-San Diego volunteered to help package school supplies for Supply Bank.
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After years of teaching youth, Marianne Waters changed gears, becoming a teacher for incarcerated adults at California State Prison, Solano.
CDCR is rolling out about 30,000 secure laptops to incarcerated students who are attending face-to-face college programs.
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Inside CDCR caught up with Sylvia Dumalig of Enterprise Information Services (EIS) and Lynne Ruvalcaba of the Office of Correctional...
As part of its mission to facilitate the successful reintegration of individuals back to the community with the tools to...