Prison Work Information
California City
Started in 2014.
The workshop program at CAC (California City) has permanently ended.
• For more information, contact the AVP office at 661-942-3025
Lancaster
Started in 2015. More information to be posted later.
• Current Lancaster Workshop Schedule:
Workshop programs in CCI (Tehachapi) and LAC (Lancaster) are again tentatively active; however, schedules change frequently. For prison workshoip schedules, call Diana Couch at (661) 942-3025. Leave a message if she is not available when you call. The workshop program at CAC (California City) has permanently ended.
HOWEVER, we are providing Community workshops via Zoom online meetings. These workshops require participants having a pc, laptop or tablet capable of handling all Zoom functionality (easier if also using a mouse or similar). Contact us regarding scheduled workshops (from anywhere in the country). Although smart phones work, they are very difficult to use during these workshops and we do not recommend using smart phones for this purpose.
See our Community Workshops Schedule on the Home page.
Stay healthy and safe.
For more information, contact the AVP office at 661-942-3025
Tehachapi
In 2006, with assistance from George Ramos from northern California, Joan Cowan and Ruth Persky from San Fernando Valley, others from the Greater Los Angeles Area, and Antelope Valley local facilitators, a workshop program was launched in California Correctional Institution (CCI), the state prison at Tehachapi.
• Current Tehachapi Workshop Schedule:
Workshop programs in CCI (Tehachapi) and LAC (Lancaster) are again tentatively active; however, schedules change frequently. For prison workshoip schedules, call Diana Couch at (661) 942-3025. Leave a message if she is not available when you call. The workshop program at CAC (California City) has permanently ended.
HOWEVER, we are providing Community workshops via Zoom online meetings. These workshops require participants having a pc, laptop or tablet capable of handling all Zoom functionality (easier if also using a mouse or similar). Contact us regarding scheduled workshops (from anywhere in the country). Although smart phones work, they are very difficult to use during these workshops and we do not recommend using smart phones for this purpose.
See our Community Workshops Schedule on the Home page.
Stay healthy and safe.
For more information, contact the AVP office at 661-942-3025
Corcoran
2009 found folks in the San Joaquin Valley area being trained by facilitators from AVP-California. Greg Seastrom, Joan Cowan and Ruth Persky were instrumental in the 2010 launching of a workshop program in California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (CSATF) in Corcoran. Inmates transferred to CSATF who had been trained as AVP facilitators earlier at CCI in Tehachapi became an immediate and solid foundation for this new program. The primary responsibility for administration of CSATF's AVP program has since been taken on by the local facilitation team in that area. Diana facilitates and assists there periodically.
Chino
• California Institute for Women (CIW) & California Institute for Men (CIM)AVP-Antelope valley assisted with lead training at the CIW.
• Herman G. Stark Youth Training FacilityAVP-Antelope Valley assisted with facilitation at the Herman G. Stark facility. (closed/merged)
Other California Prison Workshops
• AVP-California
• For Schedules, Contact Individuals Listed for Each Area:
• Contacts:
• San Joaquin Valley California
Note: Some groups also offer community workshops.