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CDCR Unlocked
by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Welcome to CDCR Unlocked, which will explore correctional issues including rehabilitation and reentry, peace officer recruitment, employee wellness and other criminal justice topics. It will also feature interviews with and profiles of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) executives, administrators, staff, volunteers and community partners.The name “CDCR Unlocked” was chosen from more than 250 entries in a naming competition among CDCR and CCHCS employees. The winning name was submitted by Robert Miller, a Supervising Case Records Technician in the Division of Adult Institutions.
Episodes
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Dynamic Security
In this episode, CDCR Information Officer Ashton Harris talks with featured guest LT. Lozano about how incidents involving violence against staff are down 27 percent in institutions where Resource Teams are employing dynamic security as part of the California Model. The podcast is produced,...
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Rehabilitation through service: Incarcerated firefighters responding to California
In this episode of CDCR Unlocked, we take an in-depth look at the Conservation Fire Camp Program, highlighting its critical role in responding to the California wildfires. We explore how the program provides vital firefighting support to communities in need, while also offering rehabilitative...
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Invest Yourself
In this episode, we hear from Dr. Joseph Piazza, the supervisor for Career and Technical Education at OCE, the Office of Correctional Education. Career and Technical Education, commonly known by its acronym “CTE”, is provided through six different career sectors. Dr. Piazza shares with us about…
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Normalization Part 2
This CDCR Unlocked podcast is a continuation of episodes diving into the four California Model Pillars. Ashton Harris with CDCR’s Office of Communications interviews Lieutenant David Gonzales at California State Prison Sacramento to continue the conversation about the normalization pillar. Hear…
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Veterans Day Special
Brief Summary: A look into the life of Sergeant Jose Andrade and his journey from being in the United States Army to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. This episode goes into his transition from civilian life to The United States Army and eventually CDCR. Host: Sergeant...
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Normalization with Annette Lambert and Ashton Harris
This CDCR Unlocked podcast is a first of many to talk about the four California Model Pillars. Ashton Harris with CDCR’s Office of Communications interviews the Deputy Director of Quality Management within CDCR’s healthcare services Annette Lambert to talk about the normalization pillar. Hear…
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"It's Your Time" - UCI LIFTED
In this episode, we hear from two recent UC Irvine students, Babak Gilani and Alphonso Mata. Both men are graduates of the UCI LIFTED program, each graduating with honors in Sociology. The acronym, "LIFTED", stands for Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Educational Degrees. And it's the first...
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Raising Mental Health Awareness
When is the last time you’ve checked in with yourself? Drs. Brianna Rojas and Amar Mehta discuss the importance of monitoring mental health for staff and the incarcerated population. Host: Kyle Buis Guests: Dr. Amar Mehta, deputy director Mental Health Services, CCHCS; Dr. Brianna Rojas, Chief...
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Understanding Hypervigilance
Office of Employee Wellness staff takes a dive into hypervigilance, its purpose, causes and how it impacts mental and emotional well-being in our personal and professional lives Host: Sergeant Corey Ringer Guests: Sergeant Cheyanne Witcher, Margot Charkow-Ross, LCSW Record Date: 4/4/2024 Producer...
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Suicide Awareness and Asking for Help
Office of Employee Wellness staff discusses suicide awareness and how to ask for help when mental and emotional health challenges arise. Host: Sergeant Corey Ringer Guests: Sergeant Cheyanne Witcher, Margot Charkow-Ross, LCSW Record Date: 4/5/2024 Producer Name: Suraj Bhardwaj
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Larry Sanchez STOP Area 1 Program Manager - "This is Their New Beginning"
This podcast briefly covers Mr. Sanchez' journey from OMCP (Occupational Mentor Certification Program) to being released, then working at STOP (Specialized Treatment Optimized Program).
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CDCR California Model Part Two
This is Part Two of CDCR Secretary Jeff Macomber CCHCS Receiver Clark Kelso discussing the California Model and how it will be implemented.
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CDCR California Model Part One
CDCR Secretary Jeff Macomber CCHCS Receiver Clark Kelso discuss the California Model and how it will be implemented
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4th of July Patriotic Special
In this episode of CDCR Unlocked, POSED interviews Sgt. Aguilar to learn more about his life and his journey from military service with the national guard to his time within the department. Sgt. Aguilar received two purple hearts during his service and was one of the original members working on…
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DRP Community Participant Mother Program
The CPMP program stands for Community Participant Mother Program, and it is essentially designed to allow for both pregnant, incarcerated individuals to have an opportunity to come out into the community in a structured environment, to have the opportunity to get assistance and support in raising...
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In honor of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, representatives from CDCR’s Office of Victim and Survivor Rights and Services to discuss their dedication to helping those impacted by crime. Part 3
In this episode, we sat down with Tammy Fenton, who oversees outreach efforts as well as the Accountability Letter Bank (ALB) Program for the Office of Victim and Survivor Rights and Services. Fenton walks us through the ways her office reaches the community and has recently made great strides in...
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In honor of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, representatives from CDCR’s Office of Victim and Survivor Rights and Services to discuss their dedication to helping those impacted by crime. Part 2
CDCR’s Victim Offender Dialogue (VOD) manager, Robert Love, explains what a VOD entails and how it can be key for the victim in the healing process. The VOD is a victim-initiated process that results in a face-to-face conversation with the incarcerated person who caused harm. Love talks about the...
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In honor of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, representatives from CDCR’s Office of Victim and Survivor Rights and Services to discuss their dedication to helping those impacted by crime. Part 1
Restitution Services Manager Chamere Lee details her professional journey that propelled her to a career dedicated to victim-centered work. Lee helps manage CDCR’s Restitution Services, ensuring that victims of crime obtain monetary compensation ordered by the court. She also dives deep into what...
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CDCR Field Training Sergeants and the Job Shadowing Program Pt.1
This episode features new position for CDCR: a Field Training Sergeant (FTS) and the Job Shadowing Program (JSP). On this episode, three staff members from California Health Care Facility (CHCF): Sergeant William “Billy” Bartow who is the field training sergeant and runs the program at CHCF;...
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Women’s History Month: A look into CDCR efforts to increase representation of women with the 30x30 initiative. Pt.2
Hear about the 30x30 pledge CDCR recently signed to increase women representation by the year 2030 and the efforts planned to meet the goal shared by Rosanna Rodriguez, Manager within Office of Peace Officer Selection over Recruitment. Special guest Lieutenant Priscilla Gonzalez will share her...
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Women’s History Month: A look into CDCR efforts to increase representation of women with the 30x30 initiative. Pt.1
Hear about the 30x30 pledge CDCR recently signed to increase women representation by the year 2030 and the efforts planned to meet the goal shared by Rosanna Rodriguez, Manager within Office of Peace Officer Selection over Recruitment. Special guest Lieutenant Priscilla Gonzalez will share her...
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"A Third Space...to Build Community"
This podcast briefly covers the history of the Library and its goals and outcomes for rehabilitation. Brandy Buenafe and Tanya Lindquist are our featured guests. The podcast is produced, recorded, and mixed by Frank Harrison with production assistance by Angela Lee, Matthew Sichler, and Collin...
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Trauma Informed Pt. 2
Brief Summary: Office of Employee Wellness Staff discuss CDCR/CCHCS new Trauma Informed training, and how CDCR/CCHCS can continue to be a trauma informed organization moving forward. Host: Sergeant Cory Ringer Guests: Dr. Darren Smith and Sergeant. Cheyanne Whitcher Record date: February 22, 2024...
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Trauma Informed Pt. 1
Brief Summary: Office of Employee Wellness Staff discuss CDCR/CCHCS new Trauma Informed training, and how CDCR/CCHCS can continue to be a trauma informed organization moving forward. Host: Sergeant Cory Ringer Guests: Dr. Darren Smith and Sergeant. Cheyanne Whitcher Record date: February 22, 2024...
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The Multigenerational Impact of Education Cannot be Overstated
This podcast briefly covers DRP-TV and its goals and outcomes for rehabilitation. Kevin Gasser is our featured guest. The podcast is produced, recorded, and mixed by Frank Harrison with additional production by Angela Lee.
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Recruitment on the road at High Desert State Prison
In this episode of the CDCR Unlocked podcast, Sergeant Corey Ringer takes a trip back to the institution where his CDCR career started, High Desert State Prison. There, Ringer talks to Business Manager I Joseph Shelton and Correctional Officers Audrina Wannamaker and Patrick Parrish about their...
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Freedom to create: SVSP mural artists
Where some would see thousands of square feet of gray prison walls, a group of artists at Salinas Valley State Prison saw blank canvases. With the support of staff and enthusiasm to change their environment, incarcerated artists joined forces to create colorful, beautiful, and meaningful murals...
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Correctional Education: Excellence in action
The Mountain Oaks Adult Education Center has earned distinction, standing out as an innovator committed to excellence in correctional education. Mountain Oaks operates inside California Medical Facility (CMF), serving students of all academic and physical abilities. This is the third CDCR...
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We can be Heroes: CDCR implements Active Bystandership training
CDCR is empowering employees to not only do the right thing, but to influence others to also do the right thing. The department has partnered with Heroes, an organization that provides Active Bystandership training for corrections, fire and rescue, and health care departments. This training…
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‘The perfect recipe’: Staff, mentors join forces to change lives at Valley State Prison
A collaboration unlike any other is transforming Valley State Prison (VSP) in all the right ways. The Youthful Offender Program, or YOP, tailors rehabilitation to the unique needs of younger incarcerated people, with more experienced incarcerated people serving as peer mentors to guide them along...
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Unlocking History with Don Chaddock
CDCR Unlocked takes the “unlocked” theme one step further with this episode, a conversation with Unlocking History creator Don Chaddock. Chaddock is the editor of Inside CDCR, CDCR’s public-facing news site. Chaddock joined CDCR after a career in journalism, and that combined with his love of...
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Plan now for a relaxing retirement
In the latest episode of CDCR Unlocked, representatives from CDCR’s Office of Employee Wellness sit down with Brian Hinton of Savings Plus to talk retirement. Savings Plus is the voluntary retirement program for state employee that allows them to supplement retirement benefits through…
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CDCR grant programs expand rehabilitation
The opportunities for rehabilitation in California state prisons don’t end with CDCR-staffed programs. Community-based organizations have run programs in CDCR prisons for decades, generally as volunteers or with private financial support. Years ago, the Division of Rehabilitative Programs (DRP)...
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Case Records professionals are key to CDCR’s success
This week, the CDCR Unlocked Podcast sits down with Jill Johnston, Chief of Case Records Services for CDCR, and Chelsi Hardcastle, a Case Records Supervisor at High Desert State Prison.Case Records Services is responsible for ensuring the appropriate application of criminal sentences, including...
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Recruitment on the Road at San Quentin
In this week’s episode, Sergeant Corey Ringer heads to San Quentin State Prison (SQ) to meet up with three CDCR employees to hear what a day in their shoes looks like working at California’s oldest prison. From its rich history to the camaraderie among staff, SQ offers an environment where you…
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EIS, HR team up for Human Resources Technology Success
As CDCR continues to implement and educate employees about the Human Resources Technology Success (HRTS) program, two key members of the project team stopped by CDCR Unlocked to share how the effort is going. Danyal Noel, Deputy Director, Human Resources, and Julie Baxter, Staff Services Manager...
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ARCAID connects returning citizens to community resources
A partnership of parole, technology, and rehabilitation has resulted in a newly revamped application designed to help people succeed when returning to the community after prison. CDCR’s Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO), Enterprise Information Services (EIS) and Division of…
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TCOPS takes pride in supporting trans law enforcement
This episode, CDCR Unlocked turns the mic over to Dr. Trisha Wallis, a senior psychologist specialist for CDCR/CCHCS. As an ambassador for the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE), Dr. Wallis is committed to helping the department achieve its goals toward diversity, equity and inclusion....
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Mental Health Awareness with CDCR/CCHCS Experts
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, observed in the United States since 1949. While special attention is focused on mental health each May, professionals at CDCR and CCHCS work every day to ensure incarcerated patients’ needs are met. At the same time, the Office of Employee Wellness is…
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Wellness Throughout Your Correctional Career
In this week’s episode, experts from CDCR’s Office of Employee Wellness discuss what it’s like once you’re not quite a “new” CDCR employee, but not someone with decades of experience in the department. What challenges do we face after we pass probation? What should we consider when deciding…
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CDCR observes National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (ENGLISH VERSION)
This week's episode brings you a conversation with Alia Cruz, Information Officer with OPEC-Office of Public and Employee Communications, and Katie James, the Chief of the Office of Victim & Survivor Rights Services for CDCR. They discusses this year's theme for the National Crime Victims' Rights...
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CDCR Honors victims of crime during National Crime Victims Rights Week-(SPANISH VERSION)
In a first for the CDCR Unlocked podcast, we present this episode as a Spanish language version of the conversation with Katie James, the Chief of the Office of Victims & Survivors Rights Services for CDCR. She discusses this year's theme-Survivor Voices: Uplift. Engage. Change of Effect-as well…
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CTF hub tailors services to incarcerated veterans
CDCR and Veterans Healing Veterans from the Inside Out (VHV) have formed a groundbreaking partnership to serve incarcerated veterans. VHV founder Ron Self sat down with the CDCR Unlocked podcast to talk about the program’s important work serving veterans. Hosted by: Krissi Khokhobashvili Recorded...
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Recruitment on the road–Life in Crescent City, CA and working at Pelican Bay State Prison
In this week’s episode of CDCR Unlocked, Sgt. Corey Ringer heads to Pelican Bay State Prison, where he sat down with three longtime CDCR employees. In a new take on recruitment, the group talks less about the job itself and dives into what makes living in the Crescent City area great. And it’s…
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Streamlining HR-Tech improvements take CDCR into the future
In this week’s episode of CDCR Unlocked, two dedicated CDCR employees share how years of teamwork, collaboration and thinking outside the box are resulting in major advancements for the department. Jaclyn Padilla, Deputy Director of Human Resources, and Emily Bither, Information Supervisor II at...
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'Show them that your time was worth it'- A Career Technical Education Story
In this episode, Joseph Sickler recounts his journey from crime to incarceration, where education took him to growth as an ironworker and a father.
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S02 E02 - The Path Forward: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Corrections Profession
Sarina Calderon has a big job at CDCR. As the Associate Director of the Office of Civil Rights, she is responsible for ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity exists for all applicants and employees, as well as creating a professional work environment free from discrimination, harassment, and...
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‘A window into possibilities’: Technology in the correctional classroom
Dr. Lynne Ruvalcaba with the CDCR Office of Education is truly passionate about education. She and her team, in collaboration with Enterprise Information Services, are transforming what correctional education looks like. CDCR is rolling out about 30,000 secure laptops to incarcerated students...
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Staying happy and healthy this holiday season
The holidays are a joyful time, but also a stressful one. Shopping, events, travel, houseguests – it all adds up and can become exponentially complicated for those who work in a 24-7 professional like Corrections. Join Sgt. Corey Ringer, Correctional Officer Anna Bozworth, and Associate...
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Building community inside and outside prisons-Community Resource Managers
In this episode of CDCR Unlocked, Community Resource Manager Martina Virrey shares how CRMs are vital to building community partnerships throughout California. From implementing rehabilitative programs to organizing fundraisers to recruiting volunteers, CRMs do it all! Hosted by: Krissi...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to CDCR Unlocked, which will explore correctional issues including rehabilitation and reentry, peace officer recruitment, employee wellness and other criminal justice topics. It will also feature interviews with and profiles of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) executives, administrators, staff, volunteers and community partners.The name “CDCR Unlocked” was chosen from more than 250 entries in a naming competition among CDCR and CCHCS employees. The winning name was submitted by Robert Miller, a Supervising Case Records Technician in the Division of Adult Institutions.
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