The mission of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is to enhance public safety through safe and secure incarceration of the most serious and violent offenders, effective parole supervision, and rehabilitative strategies to successfully reintegrate offenders into our communities.

The CDCR is organized into the following programs: 1) Corrections and Rehabilitation Administration; 2) Peace Officer Selection and Employee Development; 3) Juvenile Operations and Offender Programs-Academic and Vocational Education and Health Care Services; 4) Adult Corrections and Rehabilitation Operations-Security, Inmate Support, Contracted Facilities, and Institution Administration; 5) Adult Parole Operations-Supervision, Community Based Programs, and Administration; 6) Board of Parole Hearings-Adult Hearings and Administration; 7) Rehabilitative Programs-Adult Education, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Reentry Services, Inmate Activities, and Administration; and, 8) Adult Health Care Services.