As firefighters work to contain the slew of brush fires spreading across Los Angeles County, among the emergency responders ...
Hundreds of prisoners in California are helping battle the LA wildfires. Some earn $26.90 per 24-hour shift, or just over $1 ...
Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters, who are trained to respond to emergencies and disasters, were reportedly deployed in ...
The program has been criticized for being exploitative, but some incarcerated people say the firefighting initiatives can be ...
Hundreds of California prison inmates are helping firefighters battle the out-of-control flames that have engulfed parts of ...
Nearly 400 inmates are among the 14,000 emergency responders working on the wildfires that have destroyed at least 2,000 ...
The army of firefighters battling the massive Southern California wildfires includes workers who could otherwise remain safely behind bars.
The program has become a key part in the state’s fire mitigation efforts and some local leaders have lobbied against any cuts ...
The group of 29 is part of a larger team of 783 incarcerated firefighters, including 88 support staff, from fire camps statewide who “have been working around the clock cutting fire lines and removing ...
Almost 400 imprisoned firefighters have reportedly been deployed to battle the devastating wildfires across southern California.
Lindsay Hathaway, who was fired for violating CDCR policies, said prisons dental staff neglected patients for weeks.
In some form, inmate firefighters have been used in California since the end of World War II. The state has leaned on inmates ...