As fires continue to rage across the Los Angeles area, 939 incarcerated firefighters have joined the front lines to support ...
The Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Lidia and Kenneth fires are burning in Southern California, destroying more than 10,000 ...
California uses incarcerated firefighters to help battle the wildfires, but these men and women are also fighting stigma.
State prisoners have long been a part of California's firefighting force. Hundreds of them now are deployed in Los Angeles ...
The extra planes will arrive after a drone strike grounded one of the two the province’s planes that had been battling flames ...
California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the practice, the system is seen as exploitative.
Over 1,800 incarcerated firefighters live year-round in minimum-security conservation camps, also known as “fire camps,” located across 25 counties in California, ...
California hopes to achieve billions in savings through reducing departments’ expenses and closing prison facilities.
Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are working to extinguish the massive blaze scorching Los Angeles. Here's how much they earn.
A 69-year-old man, who was convicted in a separate 2005 killing and is currently serving a life sentence in Arizona, was ...
Nearly 800 people in prison have been temporarily freed to assist firefighters in controlling the deadly Southern California ...