Women’s rehabilitation given consideration with early farm concept
By Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR Editor 1920s farm was early gender‑responsive rehabilitation The 40-room 1880s-era building at the California … [Read more...]
CEMETERY TALES
A twist of fate for two women By California Department ofCorrections and Rehabilitation ■ Mary Hill avoids being first woman buried in San … [Read more...]
Bill Glass event features car, motorcycle show at Pleasant Valley
Rehabilitation promoted through messages ofhope at foundation’s Behind the Walls event Submitted by Lt. C. Mendoza, CDCR Pleasant Valley State … [Read more...]
Anti-Recidivism Coalition honors first New Folsom grads
Submitted by Lt. Erik Altvatter, CDCR The first group of participants graduated Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC) programs at CSP-Sacramento. They … [Read more...]
Governor Newsom names Jeffrey Macomber next CDCR Secretary
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom [on Dec. 12] announced that Jeffrey Macomber will serve as the next Secretary of the California Department of … [Read more...]
SVSP’s Rio Salinas Adult School earns six-year reaccreditation
Rio Salinas Adult School accredited through June 2028 The adult school at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) is committed to collaboration and … [Read more...]
Correctional Training Facility creates hub for veterans
Soledad – On May 28, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Correctional Training … [Read more...]
Kathleen Allison the new Secretary of CDCR
CDCR Press Release Kathleen Allison was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom as Secretary for the California Department of Corrections and … [Read more...]
Dear Kid CAT by Saul Martinez
My name is Saul Martinez and I have been incarcerated for the past 20 years and on Jan. 9, 2018, I was found suitable for parole during my first board … [Read more...]