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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.

first place medals and two prison staff members.

Two Solano staff take first place at US Police and Fire Championships

When it comes to shooting hoops, two CSP-Solano staff members slam-dunked a first-place win at the U.S. Police and Fire...

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Prison employees carry a torch and flag during a run.

CDCR, CCHCS staff raise thousands through Torch Run

The Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run roared back in June, thanks to agencies across the state. CDCR, CCHCS and...

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Photos honor fallen officers.

To honor fallen officers, CDCR staff run in Imperial Valley

Regional law enforcement agencies laced up their running shoes and hit the pavement, covering 24 miles as a way to...

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Aaron Taylor wears a sports jersey and speaks into a microphone.

Aaron ‘Showtime’ Taylor is changing his life one game at a time

When the Golden State Warriors announced a matchup with the San Quentin basketball team in 2013, Aaron Taylor made a...

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One of SATF volunteer coaches wearing baseball hat and headphones

SATF coaches shape the next generation

Hundreds of young athletes learn life’s lessons through staff coaches at the California Substance Abuse and Treatment Facility and State...

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Female officers stand at attention while holding flags.

CIW Honor Guard presents colors at Clippers vs Kings game

On Jan. 30, the California Institution for Women (CIW) Honor Guard participated in presenting the flags for the National Anthem...

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Sacramento Kings players walk through a prison cell block in Folsom.

Sacramento Kings visit Folsom Prison

In December 2019, the Sacramento Kings in partnership with One Community, working with the Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC) as a part...

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Correctional staff run on a street as people cheer from the sidewalks.

CDCR officers run in full uniform to honor fallen

Nine officers from CDCR spent a recent Sunday morning completing the Peace Officer Memorial Run in full uniform.

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Various photos of three prisons.

Prisons observed Thanksgiving with meals, sports

Since the founding of the state prison system in the early 1850s, the incarcerated population have been allowed special concessions...

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Football team mascot and two cheerleaders flank five youth.

DJJ youth volunteer at LA Rams charity lunch

Five youth from the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility (or VYCF) were volunteer food servers for more than 800 participants at...

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