🎓 CDCR Welcomes 237 New Correctional Officers! 🎉 Today, 237 graduates from the Basic Correctional Officer Academy Class 5-24A celebrated their achievements at the Richard A. McGee Correctional Training Center in Galt. They are ready to serve across California, from Pelican Bay near the Oregon border to Richard J. Donovan near the Mexican border, and everywhere in between. Keynote speaker Warden Daniel E. Cueva praised the graduates: “These officers have demonstrated exceptional discipline and

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