Rehabilitation
From learning job skills to earning diplomas, rehabilitation is a cornerstone of the department.
In January 2020, Derrick Williams became the first Proposition 57 CalFIRE Wildland Firefighter I graduated from Pine Grove Youth Conservation...
CDCR's Arts in Corrections (AIC) takes the spotlight for two days during a Johnny Cash photographic exhibit.
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Allowing seeds of peaceful coexistence, cooperation and forgiveness to take root in the state prison system were the goals of...
Across California, 34 adult institutions and five community correctional facilities observed the first Day of Peace and Reconciliation during the...
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In a special event held at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD) in San Diego, CDCR Secretary Ralph Diaz traded...
A pair of young adults from CDCR Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) are among the first firefighters from Pine Grove...
Read More About First DJJ firefighters accepted to Ventura program
Caltrans and Konocti Conservation Camp inmate crews were recognized by the Lake County Board of Supervisors for their efforts to...
Read More About Lake County officials recognize inmate fire crews
The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) collaborates each year with CDCR to create awareness about the California Earned Income Tax...
Emil Luke Alpoonarian will tell you that when he was a teenager, he experimented with drugs and had no real...
Read More About Youthful Offender Program makes a difference
As CDCR moves even more toward a model of restorative justice and rehabilitation, a healing-focused nonprofit is bringing together people...