Two inmates from Southern California are suspects in a deadly attack on a third inmate at California State Prison (SAC), ...

They join thousands of firefighting and emergency personnel who have been dispatched to respond to multiple fires throughout ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has deployed 931 incarcerated firefighters and 114 support staff ...

California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the use of inmates as firefighters, the ...

Among the thousands of firefighters battling the relentless wind-driven blazes in Southern California ... is operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the California ...

How much do incarcerated firefighters in California make? Will they be able to get firefighting jobs upon release? Here’s ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The first stages of a lawsuit have initiated against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) after a hyper-violent ...

Critics say using incarcerated men and women to fight fires is cheap labour, but supporters say it is rehabilitative.

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?

As the deadly wildfires continue to cause devastation in Southern California, questions are again arising over the use of a ...