Last week, we took you behind the scenes of the Pre-Field Orientation Program (PFOP), in which new California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) parole agents learn from experienced parole professionals. Today, hit the road with Parole Academy student Josh Carling and Parole Agent I Andrew Brown as they check in on formerly incarcerated people now being supervised by CDCR's Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO). Carling and Brown are part of the DAPO team committed to helpi

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) requested a compassionate release on Oct. 1 for 86-year-old Ramiro Ruiz of Madera County. Ruiz was sentenced 28 years ago. He is serving a life sentence for repeatedly raping, sodomizing, drugging and chaining up his children. CDCR requested the compassionate release from prison, claiming his old age and dementia remove him as a threat to society. In court, Judge Dale Blea presided over the hearing and denied CDCR’s request in co

According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) a correctional officer by the name of Shawn Wilder barricaded himself in a building on the north side of the prison. Staff were evacuated to a safe area as a crisis response team established communication with him. Wilder was convinced to discard his weapon and surrender just after 6:30 Saturday morning. He was taken into custody at the kern county jail. The incident is still under investigation. #wasco #prison #cdcr