California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is planning to veto a new bill that would block state prisons from cooperating with ...

In September 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law ... “A felony conviction does not disqualify employment with Cal Fire,” CDCR says on its website. “Many former camp firefighters ...

More than 1,000 California inmates have been fighting the wildfires, a controversial practice that dates back to 1915 and results from a complex intersection of public safety, labor economics, and ...

The army of firefighters battling the massive Southern California ... CDCR's Conservation (Fire) Camps Program and are paid for their work. Participants supports state, local and federal ...

parole board at [email protected] no later than Monday ... and has maintained a positive employment record. I commend him for his efforts in rehabilitation and encourage him to continue on ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will veto a bill that would ... "The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) shall not detain on the basis of a hold request, provide an immigration ...

An incarcerated person was injured in a flight at the Folsom State Prison, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said.

A California corrections officer is recovering after being stabbed twice by an inmate using a makeshift weapon, authorities announced Monday. The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the ...

The Marshall Project spotlights some of the incarcerated firefighters doing one of the riskiest, lowest-paying, but ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), California Correctional Health Care Services ...