Sports in CDCR
From professional sports teams visiting California prisons to programs for our incarcerated population, sports is part of rehabilitation. For staff, sports can also play a role in maintaining a work-life balance.

The new wheelchair basketball program at California Medical Facility (CMF) is teaching sportsmanship, athletic skill, and acceptance.

The Golden State Warriors faced off against the San Quentin Warriors for the first time since the pandemic. On Friday,...

When the Sacramento Police Department asked for help raising funds, CDCR Correctional Officer Gilbert Duenas answered. The annual 5k Run...

California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) partnered with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes for a special employee family night Thursday, September 8.
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Global Running Day may be June 1, but for many CDCR and CCHCS employees, running is a year-round passion. They...
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Banding together as a united team, CDCR runners showed displayed endurance and athletic skill during the grueling 120-mile Baker to...
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Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) Warden Trent Allen threw out the ceremonial first pitch for Soledad Little League. The event...

Thanks to the NFL, Place4Grace and the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, nearly 30 kids received recorded messages from their incarcerated fathers.
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On December 11, California Men's Colony (CMC) joined other first responders for the seventh annual Central Coast Battle of the...
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Stacy Zelenski, a teacher at California Men's Colony, is turning her love of pickleball into a rehabilitative program.