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Oprah Winfrey visits Pelican Bay State Prison

January 20, 2018 by Marcus Henderson

Oprah Winfrey interviewing Secretary Scott Kernan

Media powerhouse Oprah Winfrey brought the stories of California inmates into millions of American living rooms during a recent CBS 60 Minutes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: cdcr, Pelican Bay SHU, Shaka Senghor

Jill Brown reflects on her time as warden

January 19, 2018 by Kevin Sawyer

Jill-Brown

Former San Quentin Warden Jill Brown’s career allowed her to reinvent herself many times. In the process, she helped to improve the lives of inmates … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Staff Profile Tagged With: cdcr, Profiles, programs

Female inmates help battle fires

January 18, 2018 by Jesse Vasquez

Firefighters at work

California’s female inmate firefighters appreciate the opportunity to grow and give back to the community. There are about 200 females in California’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: CAL FIRE, cdcr, female inmates

Inside Garden Program creates beauty in prison

January 18, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

Volunteers, staff and the men in front of a garden

Dragonflies, bumblebees and Monarch butterflies are daily visitors to the H-Unit garden planted and maintained by the Insight Garden Program (IGP). … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: cdcr, Haleh Zandi, IGP, Innovative Grants Program, Insight Garden Program, Planting Justice

Quentin Cooks gets standing ovation from 30 wardens

November 3, 2017 by Wayne Boatwright

Chef Huw Thornton helping Les Hamilton prepare Chantilly crepes

                Thirty California prison wardens joined in a rare standing ovation for an extraordinary … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: California prison wardens, cdcr, Helaine Melnitzer, Huw Thornton, Jen Humphries, Lisa Dombroski., Mike Sabella, Quentin Cooks, The Chefs Warehouse, VegiWorks Inc., Warden Ron Davis, Wardens' Conference

Inmates striving to become working citizens

July 1, 2017 by Kevin.Sawyer

Inmates striving to become working citizens Prison to Employment Connection at San Quentin State Prison July 2017

The dozens of employers and organizations that support rehabilitation by visiting San Quentin to interview inmates have captured the attention of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Most Read Tagged With: cdcr, Center for Employment Opportunity, City College of San Francisco, One Stop Career Center, Prison to Employment Connection, Warden Ron Davis

Luring more prison doctors with big raises

July 1, 2017 by Mike Little

The average pay for the employees in 2014 was approximately $240,000 a year Doctors at a dozen understaffed California prisons could receive a 24 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: cdcr, CDCR Budget, Federal Receivership

CDCR allocates $14 million to boost rehab programs

April 23, 2017 by Forrest Lee Jones

https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/

The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has awarded funding for more rehabilitation programs, reports Nuala Sawyer of the San Francisco … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: cdcr

Inmates job opportunities at Employment Readiness Seminar

January 31, 2017 by Kevin Sawyer

A group of San Quentin prisoners got a preview of job opportunities when they are released, thanks to an Employment Readiness Seminar. Thirty-six … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Cala Restaurant, cdcr, employment readiness seminar, Every Dog Has Its Daycare, Home of Chicken and Waffles, Rubicon Bakery, Social Imprints

Soledad’s Medical Operations Return Back to CDCR

June 1, 2016 by Noel Scott

Medical operations at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad were turned over again to the California Department of Corrections and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: cdcr, Gov. Brown, Health and Wellness, Norco

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