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 ...

Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters, who are trained to respond to emergencies and disasters, were reportedly deployed in ...

Inmate firefighters responding to the ongoing Los Angeles fires and working 24-hour shifts are earning $26.90 per day, ...

Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are working to extinguish the massive blaze scorching Los Angeles. Here's how much they ...

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

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

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

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

Hundreds of incarcerated people are firefighting in Los Angeles. They are paid a maximum of $10.24 a day, and receive an ...

Among the thousands of boots on the ground battling the wildfires in Los Angeles are hundreds of incarcerated individuals — a ...

As fires continue to rage across the Los Angeles area, 939 incarcerated firefighters have joined the front lines to support ...

As firefighters worked to quell the fast-moving flames from wildfires in the Los Angeles and ... spread," according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.