The California Model Stories

Latest Inside CDCR Stories that include the CA Model

PSSP grad receiving certificate

CIM celebrates Peer Support Specialist graduates

The California Institution for Men (CIM) recently celebrated the achievements of Peer Support Specialist Program (PSSP) participants at a special…

CDCR Unlocked Podcast on dynamic security with Ashton Harris and Lt. Lozano.

Preview: Unlocked podcast on dynamic security

The newest CDCR Unlocked podcast discussing dynamic security releases Thursday, June 5. In this clip, CDCR Information Officer Ashton Harris…

A music festival at SATF with a crowd in the background.

SATF Music Festival fosters community

Fostering a sense of community through music was the goal at the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (SATF) and State Prison…

View all California Model Stories

External Media Coverage

Back view of a man in a beanie talking to a group of people in a courtyard. — Column: In L.A., a new vision of incarceration proves rehabilitation works | LA Times

Two incarcerated men sit behind microphones — ‘I get to tell my story’: Incarcerated journalists are making podcasts, going viral and winning awards | The Guardian

Incarcerated people look at brochures — Behind prison walls: Folsom hosts its first program fair | Folsom Times

A group of women and one man outside standing by raised beds — Insight Garden Program: Cultivating second chances for incarcerated people in California | The Business Journal