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

Madri Sherman, a parole agent in the Ceres Office, entered a smoke-filled house, saving two mobility-impaired residents and their dog.

CRESCENT CITY – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the death of an incarcerated person at Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) as a homicide. On Sept. 17, ...

FOLSOM – Wesley H. Shermantine, who was serving a condemned sentence, died on Sept. 17, 2026, while incarcerated at California State Prison, Sacramento (SAC). He was 60 years old. At approximately 6 p ...

Richard J Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD) is mourning the passing of Correctional Officer Haig Zakaryan, who passed away Sept. 13, 2026. Officer Zakaryan began his career with the California ...

Editor’s note: Isabella Espinoza graduated the academy with Class 3-26A, beginning her CDCR career the same day her father retired after nearly three decades. Isabella Espinoza arrived at the CDCR ...

Randell James “Randy” Taylor, a retired correctional sergeant from the Correctional Training Facility (CTF) at Soledad, passed away Aug. 31, 2026. Taylor was 68. He began his career with the ...

The Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO) is responsible for protecting the community by enabling parole agents to have an active part in the local community’s public safety plans while providing ...

LOS ANGELES – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating an attack on a correctional counselor at California State Prison, Los Angeles County (LAC) as ...

All decisions by a hearing panel are proposed decisions. Proposed decisions will become final within 120 days from the date of the parole hearing. During the 120 days following a parole hearing, the ...

An elderly parole hearing is a parole suitability hearing for an incarcerated person who is eligible for the Elderly Parole Program. Depending on a person’s conviction and sentence they may be ...