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Beginning Jan. 1. of this year, audio calls made from standard institution wall phones and tablets by an incarcerated person in a California state prison became free of charge to the incarcerated person and their friends and families.
Read moreAs outlined in the 2022-23 budget with an eye toward fiscal responsibility, CDCR is moving forward with closing one prison and ceasing operation of another leased facility as a state prison—and will deactivate some facilities within six prisons.
Read moreThree Ironwood State Prison (ISP) employees were awarded the Silver Medal in a November 15 Governor’s State Employee Medal of Valor virtual ceremony for their heroic rescue last year of two adults and two children involved in a rollover vehicle accident.
Read moreTwenty-six men recently graduated from the Ventura Training Center (VTC), an 18-month program where formerly incarcerated fire crew members can continue their enhanced firefighter training.
Read moreGovernor Gavin Newsom honored Correctional Sergeant Hector Villarreal with a Gold Medal at a mid-December Governor’s State Employee Medal of Valor ceremony, for his heroic act in protecting citizens in the city of Kerman from a serial shooter in 2018.
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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the Friends of San Quentin News have announced they are bringing the successful San Quentin News writer’s guild program at San Quentin State Prison (SQ) to Folsom Women’s Facility (FWF).
Read moreAs part of Governor Newsom’s 2021-22 state budget, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) will launch a third day of in-person visiting starting on Friday, August 13, 2021 at all 34 state prisons.
Read moreAn innovative adult school that provides incarcerated people with a wide-range of opportunities, including access to college courses, basic literacy instruction and career skill development, has been named a “Distinguished School” by the CDCR.
Read moreThe California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has recently created a robust web page with updates detailing its efforts—as well as those of the California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS)—in navigating the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has earned a Gold certification under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program for the new Central Health Services Building at California State Prison in Sacramento.
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