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.
When the Golden State Warriors announced a matchup with the San Quentin basketball team in 2013, Aaron Taylor made a...
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Hundreds of young athletes learn life’s lessons through staff coaches at the California Substance Abuse and Treatment Facility and State...
On Jan. 30, the California Institution for Women (CIW) Honor Guard participated in presenting the flags for the National Anthem...
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In December 2019, the Sacramento Kings in partnership with One Community, working with the Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC) as a part...
Nine officers from CDCR spent a recent Sunday morning completing the Peace Officer Memorial Run in full uniform.
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Since the founding of the state prison system in the early 1850s, the incarcerated population have been allowed special concessions...
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Five youth from the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility (or VYCF) were volunteer food servers for more than 800 participants at...
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A sergeant took home two golds while Team Sting took silver at the Police Olympics in San Diego.
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California Medical Facility (CMF) held the inaugural Al Patch Memorial Softball Tournament on Saturday morning, June 15 .
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Every year from July to August, the dialogue among inmates and staff at California State Prison, Corcoran, revolves around the...