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Spending stats give American West a bad name

May 13, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

If California ended up sold to the Kingdom of Denmark as proposed in a recent online petition, the remaining American West might breathe a collective … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Research

CDCR regionalizes and restructures leadership

March 21, 2025 by Bostyon Johnson

CDCR’s objective is to provide better access to programs, reentry, support Beginning Jan. 1 of this year, the California Department of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR Tagged With: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Model, cdcr

Ozempic weight loss program inspires life changing habits

March 19, 2025 by Tyrone Luqman Jones

San Quentin resident Hamed Ali Daneshmandpourlashgari, 41, says he has been struggling with weight loss most of his adult life, weighing at his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR Tagged With: Ozempic

Meet San Quentin’s new warden: Chance Andes

February 28, 2025 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

Twenty-one years of service included a term with ISU and at Soledad Warden Chance Andes’ first year at San Quentin showed all stakeholders — … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR Tagged With: Chance Andes, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, warden

Prisons block artificial intelligence use for parole suitability

February 24, 2025 by Bostyon Johnson

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has blocked request for public records from researchers wanting to examine if race and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR Tagged With: artificial intelligence

CDCR reevaluates policy on drug discoveries and contraband

February 23, 2025 by Bostyon Johnson

A federal grand jury indictment from Oct. 31, 2024, said a K-9 officer had planted drugs, phones, and knives around San Quentin Rehabilitation Center … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR Tagged With: San Quentin Rehabilitation Center

Corte federal expone a CDCR

February 21, 2025 by Rene Lorenzo

En junio de 2024, una corte federal dio fin a un caso que llevaba varias décadas en los tribunales y que afectaba a más de 34,000 hombres y mujeres … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, ESPANOL, SPANISH

Historic change provides opportunity for youth offender mentors and mentees

February 2, 2025 by Eric Allen

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation took a progressive step to make fire camp more accessible to participants in the Youth … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, YOUTH OFFENDERS Tagged With: Growlersburg Conservation Camp, Youth Offender Program

CDCR promotes healthier workplace through trauma-informed care

January 15, 2025 by Justin Wharton

The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation have introduced trauma-informed staff training to promote a healthier workplace, according to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR Tagged With: Alison Pachynski, AMEND, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Model, Trauma-informed training

DOJ focuses on transformation and reentry 

January 13, 2025 by Harold Bicknell

A recent Department of Justice program finds communication, caring, and compassion the key to addressing cultural needs within Corrections. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM Tagged With: Department of Justice

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