according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. They join thousands of firefighting and emergency ...

As brush fires continue to spread across Los Angeles County, more than 1,000 prisoners, working as "incarcerated firefighters ...

Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are risking their lives battling Los Angeles wildfires, raising questions about ...

Using inmate labor to fight fires has been a practice in California since the 1940s. Where did it start and what do ...

More than 1,000 California inmates have been fighting the wildfires, a controversial practice that dates back to 1915 and results from a complex intersection of public safety, labor economics, and ...

The work done by prisoners to prevent and contain fires is just as valuable as that of other responders. But unlike their ...

Incarcerated fire crew members earn as little as $5.80 per day, but a bill recently introduced by California Assemblymember Isaac Bryan could change that by giving them a pay raise.

As the disastrous infernos destroy neighborhoods in Southern California, over 1,000 prisoners are working as “volunteer ...

Nearly 950 inmates are removing timber and brush in an attempt to slow the spread of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area, ...

An incarcerated firefighter in Mill Creek, California ... California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Their numbers have steadily increased since Tuesday, the day the deadly fires ...

Hundreds of incarcerated people are firefighting in Los Angeles. They are paid a maximum of $10.24 a day, and receive an additional $1 for each hour that they battle the deadly blazes.

Although the Conservation (Fire) Camp Program provides critical support during wildfire season, it has faced significant ...