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Release Date	Title
December 21, 2010	Report to the Legislature Fiscal Year 2009-2010
December 16, 2010	Inmates Compensate Crime Victims
November 17, 2010	CALPIA Certifies Inmates for Productive Life after Prison
October 13/2010	Folsom Prison Inmates Do a Good Turn for Students
September 16, 2010	CALPIA Dairy Re-Awarded Environmental Stewardship Certificate
July 02, 2010	Annual Plan - PIA Maintains Profitability and Self Sufficiency
May 25, 2010	PIA Debuts Updated Program to Assist Visually and Hearing Impaired Students
April 29, 2010	Opinion - Prison Industry Authority Saves Money for State - Sacramento Bee Editorial
April 21, 2010	Another View - CALPIA Provides Critical Inmate Rehabilitation While Providing Significant State General Fund Savings - Response to Sacramento Bee

December 08, 2009	Prisoners Build Modular Buildings for California’s Prisons and Learn New Skills
July 09, 2009	Innovative Program Allows Female Inmates to Get On the Job Training
April 14, 2009	Female Inmates Graduate with Construction Skills
March 11, 2009	Innovative Marine Technology and Carpentry Programs Prepare Inmates for Successful Careers Post-Prison
February 10, 2009	Prison Inmates Graduate from Construction Training

October 21, 2008	Forum Urges Employers to Consider Former Offenders
September 24, 2008	Economic Impact of California Prison Industry Authority Set at $369.1 Million
September 04, 2008	Modular Building Construction Program Gets industry Approval
July 22,2008	Inmates Produce Fire-Fighting Nomex Suits at Record Pace
March 06, 2008	Female Inmate Carpenters Graduate from Apprenticeship Training and Dedicate Classroom They Built for Female Inmate Firefighters Gov. Schwarzenegger Attends Female Inmate Carpenter Graduation, Opens New Inmate Firefighter Training Center

December 5, 2007	California Prison Industry Authority producing results
Nov/December 2007	Golden Opportunity for Prison Inmates
October 3, 2007	CIM Inmates contribute to Chino charity that helps crime victims
May 1, 2007	Community Leaders, Employers Discuss Benefits of Hiring Trained Ex-offenders
April 5, 2007	Prison Industry Authority's Dairy Wins Top Milk Quality Award
March 9, 2007	Governor's "Reducing Recidivism Strategies Initiative" Funds Los Angeles Re-entry Program
February 28, 2007	Prison Industry Authority Receives Quality Certification
February 27, 2007	Inmates Contribute to Crime Victims - Imperial
February 26, 2007	Inmates Contribute to Crime Victims - Fresno
February 26, 2007	Inmates Contribute to Crime Victims - Lassen
February 26, 2007	Inmates Contribute to Crime Victims - Merced
February 26, 2007	Inmates Contribute to Crime Victims - Sunny Hills
February 26, 2007	Inmates Contribute to Crime Victims - Madera
February 21, 2007	Inmate Divers Graduate To Deep Sea Construction Careers

Winter, 2006	"Prison Industry Authority Rolls Out New Modular Buildings" - National Correctional Industries Association Newsletter
December 02, 2006	PIA Diving Program - TV News Fox Channel 11, L.A., ABC Channel 7, L.A. - December 2, 2006
December 16, 2006	PIA Diving Program - Corrections.com
December 15, 2006	Board Member Leonard Greenstone & PIA Diving Program (pages one & seven) "CDCR Staff News",
December 04, 2006	PIA Diving Program, Sacto Bee
December 02, 2006	PIA Diving Program, L.A.Times
December 02, 2006	PIA Diving Program, Press Enterprise
December 02, 2006	PIA Diving Program, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
October 02, 2006	"Mad About Modular", Corrections.com
September 20, 2006	"Prison Industry Authority opens new factory at state prison, Folsom Telegraph"
August 15, 2006	Pre-Apprenticeship Carpentry Program, CDCR Staff News
August 07, 2006	Pre-Apprenticeship Carpentry Program, Corrections.Com
July, 2006	Pre-Apprenticeship Carpentry Program, The Northern California Carpenter
July 13, 2006	Pre-Apprenticeship Carpentry Program, Folsom Life
July 12, 2006	Pre-Apprenticeship Carpentry Program, Corrections.com
July 05, 2006	Pre-Apprenticeship Carpentry Program, Folsom Telegraph
June, 2006	Self -Esteem Raised at Corcoran Prison Dairy, Kings County Farm Bureau Update
June 29, 2006	Pre-Apprenticeship Carpentry Program, Madera Tribune
June 28, 2006	Pre - Apprenticeship Carpentry Program - KCRA Television, Channel 3
June 28, 2006	Pre - Apprenticeship Carpentry Program - KTVU Television, Channel 2
June 28, 2006	Pre - Apprenticeship Carpentry Program - KFBK Radio
June 23, 2006	Pre-Apprenticeship Carpentry Program, Sacramento Bursiness Journal
April 26, 2006	Training program at California prison turns inmates into technicians:--Lab Management Today
June 28, 2006	"Inside the PIA Laundry at Solano"--Corrections Forum
February28, 2006	Building towards a better future--Chowchilla News

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