How many of California’s incarcerated firefighters battling the wildfires are people of color?
More than 900 incarcerated firefighters are helping to battle the historic wildfires wreaking havoc across Los Angeles County ...
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Incarcerated people are fighting California wildfires in long-running and controversial practice
California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the use of prisoners as firefighters, the ...
Nearly 1,000 Incarcerated Firefighters Are Battling California Wildfires For $10 A Day
A number of incarcerated individuals from California state prisons are working for up to $10 per day to battle the ...
How Many Inmates Are Being Used to Fight California Wildfires?
These camps provide crucial support, particularly as California faces increasingly frequent and intense fire seasons. This year alone, incarcerated firefighters have helped combat fires threatening ...
Nearly 800 inmates temporarily released to fight California wildfires
Hundreds of California prison inmates are helping firefighters battle the out-of-control flames that have engulfed parts of ...
California wildfires live updates: 10 killed in Los Angeles County as Palisades, Kenneth and Eaton fires continue to spread
A new fire — the Kenneth Fire — erupted Thursday afternoon, so far spreading across 960 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura ...
California prison dentist lawsuit alleges retaliation and patient neglect in CDCR facilities
Lindsay Hathaway, who was fired for violating CDCR policies, said prisons dental staff neglected patients for weeks.
California felon escapes custody by simply strolling away from low-security work site
Staff immediately initiated an emergency count, confirming [Santiago] Duran was not at the camp,” a prison statement said.
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Inmates are fighting California wildfires in long-running and controversial practice
California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the use of inmates as firefighters, the ...
California correctional officer accused of distributing child pornography
Madera County authorities arrested a correctional sergeant for allegedly possessing and distributing child pornography, the ...