Critics say using incarcerated men and women to fight fires is cheap labour, but supporters say it is rehabilitative.
Two inmates from Southern California are suspects in a deadly attack on a third inmate at California State Prison (SAC), ...
More than 1,800 incarcerated firefighters live year-round in minimum-security conservation camps, also known as “fire camps,” ...
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has deployed 931 incarcerated firefighters and 114 support staff ...
State prisoners have long been a part of California’s firefighting force. Hundreds of them now are deployed in Los Angeles ...
Using inmate labor to fight fires has been a practice in California since the 1940s. Where did it start and what do participants actually do and get paid?
The role of inmate firefighters is in the spotlight as crews continue to battle the blazes in Southern California.
As wildfires continue to devastate Southern California ... or fire camp program is jointly run by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CalFire, and Los Angeles County ...
How much do incarcerated firefighters in California make? Will they be able to get firefighting jobs upon release? Here’s ...
As wildfires continue to ravage Southern California, more than 900 incarcerated firefighters have joined the battle, ...