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CDCR offenders give back more than $97,000 to crime victims groups
Story, photos by Michele Kane, Chief of External AffairsCalifornia Prison Industry AuthorityOffenders from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the California Prison Industry...
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Firefighters from Correctional Training Facility, Salinas Valley State Prison...
By Lt. Roland Ramon, AA/PIOCorrectional Training FacilityWhile many were asleep in their beds, the firefighters from the Correctional Training Facility (CTF) and Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) were...
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Signs of rehabilitation: Inmates learn how to communicate with the deaf
By Krissi Khokhobashvili, CDCR Public Information OfficerVideo by Jeff Baur, CDCR TV SpecialistA group of inmates gathered in the library at Deuel Vocational Institution (DVI) is engrossed in...
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Art program getting attention for California Institution for Men
By Don Chaddock, InsideCDCR editorThe art in prison project at the California Institution for Men (CIM) is getting some ink in the regional media.The project has recently been featured in Art Voices...
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San Quentin inmate radio show wins journalism award; tells stories of...
By Krissi Khokhobashvili, CDCR Public Information OfficerPhotos by Eric Owens, CDCR staff photographerStories of hope, recovery and rehabilitation are hitting the airwaves thanks to an inmate-run radio...
View ArticleTwenty Juvenile Offenders Receive High School Diplomas
PINE GROVE – Twenty youth at the Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp in Pine Grove received a high school diploma or GED today in a major step toward their rehabilitation.Fifteen students received high...
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Art show gets creative with work by Sierra Conservation Center inmates
By Dameion Renault, Community Resources ManagerSierra Conservation CenterSierra Conservation Center (SCC) partnered with Tuolumne County Art Alliance and Stage 3 Theater in Sonora to hold its first...
View ArticleTorch Retreat ignites rehabilitation at N.A. Chaderjian Youth Correctional...
By Joe Orlando, CDCR Public Information OfficerN.A. Chaderjian Youth Correctional Facility (NACYCF) recently played host to the Kairos Torch Retreat.Kairos Torch is part of Kairos Prison Ministry...
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Rehabilitative parolee program is changing lives
By Dana Simas, CDCR Public Information OfficerCalifornia is making big strides in working together to keep offenders out of the cycle of incarceration, ultimately making neighborhoods safer.As...
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Inmate-trained dogs to help wounded vets, autistic kids thanks to R.J....
By Robert Brown, Community Resources ManagerRichard J. Donovan Correctional FacilityService dogs for wounded veterans and children with autism will be getting some training with help from the...
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First-of-its-kind technology training program debuts at San Quentin State Prison
By Michele Kane, Chief of External AffairsCalifornia Prison Industry AuthorityEighteen offenders at San Quentin State Prison are participating in a new innovative technology training program designed...
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A glimpse into the lives of female firefighters at Central California Women’s...
By Lt. Brian Davi, AA/Public Information OfficerCentral California Women’s FacilityAn emergency call sounded recently to Station 5 for a response to a vehicle accident on Highway 152 and Road 11 in...
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Life-term inmates graduate substance abuse program at CSP-Solano
By Marlaina Dernoncourt, AA/Public Information OfficerCalifornia State Prison, SolanoNearly two dozen life-term inmates recently graduated from a substance abuse program at California State Prison,...
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Parolees discuss obstacles in first female work group for LA Central Parole Unit
By Parole Agent Francine Mitchell,Los Angeles Central Parole UnitThe first female offender work group for the LA Central #1 Parole Unit drew about 10 women.Among the parolees seeking help in turning...
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Kids hear anti-drug stories from inmates at Sierra Conservation Center
By Lt. L.A. von Savoye, AA/Public Information OfficerSierra Conservation CenterTo help discourage substance abuse by children, five inmates from Baseline Conservation Camp No. 30 shared their personal...
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Largest class graduates from Valley State Prison adult school
By Lt. Matthew Osborn, AA/Public Information OfficerValley State PrisonValley State Prison saw the graduation of 203 students from Valley Adult School, marking the largest class since converting to a...
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Construction training builds on futures of female inmates at Central...
By Lt. Brian Davi, AA/Public Information OfficerCentral California Women’s FacilityThe Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) and the Inmate Ward Labor (IWL) successfully graduated 14 inmates in...
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Twenty youth offenders earn diplomas at Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp
Twenty youth at the Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp in Pine Grove received a high school diploma or GED in a major step toward their rehabilitation.Fifteen students received high school diplomas and...
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Young men get into spirit of Halloween at Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp
Contests for pumpkin carving and creating the best costumes were just some of the activities on Halloween at Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp.For the costume contest, the young offenders had to...
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Dance features two Ventura Youth Correctional Facility offenders
By Joe Orlando, CDCR Public Information OfficerTwo girls from the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility (YCF) participated in a liturgical dance at a mass at the annual Santa Barbara Regional Religious...
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