Ground time can be "found time" with a little creativity Here at Central California Women’s Facility, we are rarely idle. We constantly stroll along to our numerous program assignments, medical ...

CCWF's Big Dill Pickleball Club. (Photo courtesy of Robin Quinlan) On Dec. 12, 2025, volunteers and facility staff came together with the incarcerated population to celebrate the one-year anniversary of ...

Does my grandma count? Everyone has a hero or someone they’ve looked up to during their childhood. Maybe they didn’t become the role models they intended to be for us, ...

The word opportunity feels like it doesn’t belong in the same sentence as prison. For many people, incarceration is defined by loss: loss of freedom, identity, relationships, and control. Opportunity ...

Governor Newsom signs five bills recognizing incarcerated firefighters’ value  CDCR, in cooperation with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the Los Angeles County Fire Department ...

Current and graduating Comfort Care participants posing with outside volunteers during the ceremony. (Photo courtesy of CDCR) On Dec. 19, 2025, Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) celebrated the second annual ...