Formed in 1988, the mission of CDCR’s Office of Victim and Survivor Rights and Services (OVSRS) is to give crime victims and their families a voice. The formation of the office has laid the groundwork for enforcing victims’ rights and providing services.
OVSRS maintains a comprehensive victim services program and establishes justice practices to ensure crime victims and survivors are afforded the utmost respect in exercising their legal rights. To this end, OVSRS is responsible for providing information, notification, restitution, outreach, training, referral and support services to crime victims and their next of kin.
This website will provide you with valuable information if you were the victim, survivor, or witness to a crime and the offender was sentenced to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) either in an adult or juvenile facility.
How can we help you? (click to view)
Parole Proceeding Information
Is the offender serving a life sentence? Get information such as hearing schedules, attending a parole hearing, and writing a victim impact statement.
Sentencing, Incarceration, & Parole
Unfamiliar with the criminal justice process? Read our FAQ for answers regarding what happens during an offenders sentencing, incarceration, and parole.
Restitution Information
Information on how to collect restitution for victims, and how to pay restitution for offenders, as well as CDCR’s efforts to help victims of crime that have been awarded restitution.