September is National Preparedness Month
Join the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), and other agencies for the 11th...
View ArticleSeptember is National Preparedness Month
Join the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), and other agencies for the 11th...
View ArticleSeptember is National Preparedness Month
Join the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), and other agencies for the 11th...
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New Report: California’s Return-to-Prison Rate Falls for the Fifth Straight...
New Report: California’s Return-to-Prison Rate Fallsfor the Fifth Straight Year to 44.6 percentReport shows substance abuse treatment is a major factor in reducing recidivismSACRAMENTO – The rate at...
View ArticleCDCR requesting applications for third round of Innovative Programming Grants
Grants meant to expand rehabilitative programs in California PrisonsThe California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is requesting applications for a third round of Innovative...
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CSP-Solano inmates transform their hustle to job finding
CSP-Solano Warden Eric Arnold thanks the volunteers and inmate participantsArticle and photos by Krissi Khokhobashvili, CDCR Public Information OfficerOffice of Public and Employee CommunicationsAt...
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CDCR and non-profit staff update on Rehabilitation at C-ROB
California Rehabilitation Oversight BoardSACRAMENTO – California Rehabilitation Oversight Board (C-ROB) recently held a public meeting at the California State University Sacramento Harper Alumni...
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CDCR joins other state agencies for Our Promise charitable giving campaign
By Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR editorAll across California, state workers are donating funds to their favorite charities through the Our Promise campaign.CDCR officially kicks off the Our Promise:...
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Governor, hundreds turn out to honor CDCR’s finest
(Editor’s note: Medal of Valor photos are availabeathttps://cdcrmedalofvalorceremony.shutterfly.com/pictures/222.This site may not be available from a CDCR computer.)By Krissi Khokhobashvili, CDCR...
View ArticleCDCR Announces Automated Email Notification Services for Crime Victims
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) Office of Victim and Survivor Rights and Services (OVSRS) announced they will begin using the new Automated Email Notification...
View ArticleCDCR is helping families receive an extra $6,000 this tax season
What would you do with an extra $6,000?California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is helping families receive an extra $6,000 this tax season.California began offering its own...
View ArticleProposition 64 – Marijuana Legalization
Proposition 64 – Marijuana LegalizationProposition 64 changes state law to legalize adult nonmedical use of marijuana; creates a system for regulating nonmedical marijuana businesses; imposes taxes on...
View ArticleCouncil on Mentally Ill Offenders looks at challenges, successes of 2016
The Council on Mentally Ill Offenders, or COMIO, released its latest annual report in December 2016. Read the full report here: http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/COMIO/docs/COMIO-15th-Annual-Report.pdf The...
View ArticleCDCR empowers offenders to make positive life choices through community-based...
By Holly Stewart, Associate Governmental Program AnalystCDCR’s Office of Public and Employee CommunicationsThe definition of rehabilitation is “to restore to a condition of good health or restore a...
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Richard J. Donovan Facility: Military Personnel Honored at Mt. Soledad...
Richard J. Donovan Facility: Military Personnel Honored at Mt. Soledad Memorial for Service and BraveryRichard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJDCF) staff, the local California Correctional Peace...
View ArticleCDCR Changes to Inmate Classification and Discipline Regulations
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) published changes to the inmate classification system. These new regulations will promote inmate rehabilitation and participation in...
View Article2016 Our Promise Campaign Results
By Holly Stewart, Associate Governmental Program AnalystCDCR’s Office of Public and Employee CommunicationsThe 2016 Our Promise Campaign (previously the California State Employees Charitable Campaign...
View ArticleSecretary Scott Kernan Announces Proposition 57 Regulations
Sacramento – Secretary Scott Kernan with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) formally announced that the Department has published regulations for Proposition 57 - The...
View ArticleGovernor Brown appoints DAPO director, two wardens
Governor Brown recently appointed a director for CDCR’s Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO) and wardens at the Correctional Training Facility (CTF) at Soledad, and the Wasco State...
View ArticleFolsom Women’s Facility, CSP-Sac inmates plan for parole with help from DAPO
By Alexandra Powell, PIO, OPEC and Matthew Westbrook, AGPA, Office of External AffairsPart of CDCR’s mission is to provide effective rehabilitation and treatment so offenders can successfully integrate...
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