Helen’s Hellos: A quest of spreading smiles and greetings to the world
Helen Fautua, originally from American Samoa, is a 32-year-old short-term resident of Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) who greets everyone
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Features
CCWF’s first on-site incarcerated optician
On Jan. 16, 2026, Dawn Godman did what no incarcerated man or woman has done before in Central California Women’s Facility
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A special kind of leadership
How Christina Davis empowers incarcerated women Christina Davis may be short in stature, but her personality is larger than life.
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Books bring belonging
CCWF is creating community around a shared love of stories thanks to a new book club The Recreation Library has
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Juneteenth gaining more cultural recognition
How many of us have celebrated Juneteenth annually? How many of us knew the history behind its celebration? Central California
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Parenting an incarcerated child
How it feels to be the mother of a child who is serving a long-term sentence in prison Once or
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CCWF launches running club
Members of Central California Women’s Facility’s (CCWF) newly established PACE running club took their first laps around the track on
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Guards with no badges
How incarcerated geese run rampant at CCWF Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) resident Sandra Dillard was walking briskly to breakfast
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Parting gifts
Donna Andrews was released from Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) on Dec. 4, 2025. She had been incarcerated since 2006.
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A chaplain’s calling
How Sister Melissa Untalon-Espino shepherds her flock By Nora Igova & Joanna Gomez Melissa Untalon-Espino, aka Sister Melissa, is the Protestant chaplain
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