Violent attack by 3 inmates hospitalizes California correctional officer
An attempted homicide investigation is underway in a California state prison after a supervising correctional officer was reportedly attacked by three inmates, authorities announced Thursday. In a ...
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Personal connections draw Fresno business to Southern California wildfire relief
A Fresno business that formed in the grips of the pandemic recently returned the favor of giving in a time of need, providing much-needed emotional assistance to firefighters fighting the rash of wild ...
USA Today19d
Inmates are fighting California wildfires: When did it start, how much do they get paid?
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 ...
KTLA15d
2 inmates from Southern California suspects in deadly prison yard attack
(KTLA) – Two inmates from Southern California are ... (SAC), previously called New Folsom Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials announced Thursday.
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Incarcerated firefighters join California wildfire battle efforts
931 incarcerated firefighters join California wildfire ... Mexico sends 72 firefighters to aid Southern California's response The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR ...
Inmates are fighting California wildfires: When did it start, how much do they get paid?
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?
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The Hidden Economic Forces Behind California's Use of Inmates as Firefighters
According to California's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), just over 1,000 of them are incarcerated. The CDCR says inmates who join the firefighting crews volunteer to do so ...
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Hundreds of California inmates are fighting the Los Angeles fires. Here's how much they get paid
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 ...
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California Governor Gavin Newsom Meets With Frontline Firefighters Battling Unprecedented Los Angeles Firestorms
California Governor Gavin Newsom Meets With Frontline Firefighters Battling Unprecedented Los Angeles Firestorms ...
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California prisoner firefighter program draws harsh criticism amid L.A. wildfires
As of Thursday, 783 incarcerated firefighters were working around the clock to help slow the spread of the massive blazes as ...
The New York Times22d
For Just Dollars a Day, Inmates Fight California’s Fires
The prisoners are “working to cut fire lines and remove fuel to slow fire spread,” according to the California’s prison agency, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The state ...