Emergency Medical Response training began in a statewide rollout in March. The program provides staff with the knowledge, skills and equipment needed to appropriately manage and handle medical alarm activations within our institutions. Six months after an institution completes the extensive training, they are put through a drill. None was bigger than the one at California State Prison, Sacramento, where dozens of volunteers participated in a scenario to test both custody and health care staff. T

This week, CDCR staff and incarcerated individuals have been honoring military veterans. Through runs, community events, solemn ceremonies and parades, we have gathered in different ways to honor and celebrate military veterans. This video is from an event held at the Central California Women's Facility today. For a round-up of activities, see how our staff across the state showed their respects here on Inside CDCR: https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2025/11/14/cdcr-cchcs-staff-honor-military-ve