Rehabilitation
From learning job skills to earning diplomas, rehabilitation is a cornerstone of the department.
Thanks to the population at Folsom Women’s Facility (FWF), a local charity received much-needed help.
Folsom Women’s Facility inmates had the chance to spend the day with their children in a setting designed to strengthen...
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For a cultural group at California State Prison, Solano (SOL), the voices of ancestors are still heard today, preserved through...
Twenty-eight formerly incarcerated men and women assigned to the Los Angeles Central, Mid-City and El Monte Parole Districts graduated from...
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The California State Prison, Solano, and San Quentin inmate-produced podcast "Uncuffed" was awarded first place for best radio/audio series by...
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Meet Shadeed "Sha" Wallace-Stepter, a media producer making waves in the creative world. Wallace-Stepter, who spent nearly 20 years in...
In a Central California Women’s Facility classroom, every woman had killed someone while driving under the influence of drugs or...
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Artwork from the California State Prison, Los Angeles County, (LAC) Prison Arts Program was awarded “Best of Division” during the...
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Anthony Pedro was an inmate firefighter at the California Correctional Center. Now on parole, he works as a firefighter at...
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A 1956 report of the state prison library program emphasized education, rehabilitation and personal growth. The report was written by...
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