In this September 18 special edition, we highlight CDCR's 2026 Medal of Valor Ceremony and the honorees awarded.

Thanks to recently graduated Parole Agent Hector Garcia, a teenager is safe after threatening to jump from a freeway overpass ...

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The Medal of Valor is the Department’s highest award, earned by employees distinguishing themselves by conspicuous bravery or heroism above and beyond the normal demands of correctional service. The ...

A milestone achievement was celebrated at Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla as 56 graduates completed the California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority (CALCTRA) ...

Staff from California Correctional Institution (CCI) recently participated in the annual Tehachapi High School career day, giving students a firsthand look at CDCR careers. Representing CCI were ...

Across California, CDCR paid tribute to the lives lost during the 9/11 terror attacks. Staff and communities united to remember the day so many people were killed 25 ...

Washington Ridge Conservation Camp #44 is jointly operated by CDCR and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The camp’s primary mission is to provide incarcerated hand crews to ...

Julie Garland was appointed to the Board of Parole Hearings by Governor Newsom on October 27, 2021. Garland has been Senior Assistant Attorney General at the Office of the Attorney General since 2006, ...

On January 21, 2020, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) implemented ISUDT. ISUDT is a comprehensive and ...

Radio Frequency (RF) is a tool used as part of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Adult Parole Operations Electronic In-Home Detention (EID) program. The EID ...