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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

CDCR Losing Battle in Disrupting Cell Phones in Prisons

May 1, 2016 by Kevin Sawyer

The state’s prison system is losing its battle to disrupt cell phone use by inmates in its 34 facilities, The Associated Press reported. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: California Council on Science and Technology, CCST, cdcr, Global Tel-Link, GTL, Long Term Evolution, LTE, Managed Access Systems, MAS, Megan Humphreys, The Associated Press

Reports: High Desert Prison Misconduct

February 1, 2016 by Kevin Sawyer

Guards’ misconduct of overt racism and excessive force on inmates at High Desert State Prison in Susanville was revealed in a state investigation. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: cdcr, High Desert, OIG, Warden Marion E. Spearman

Job Fair Sponsored by TRUST Program

September 1, 2015 by Kevin Sawyer

Several Bay Area employers visited San Quentin State Prison in June to interview inmates at a first-of-its-kind job fair hosted by the inmate group … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: cdcr, CENTERFORCE, TRUST

CDCR Complaint Process Fails

January 8, 2013 by Kevin Sawyer

California has overhauled its handling of prisoner appeals in response to numerous complaints, but key problems remain unaddressed, according to a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: cdcr, OIG, prison appeals process

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