As wildfires continue to burn in and around Los Angeles, the fact that many of the firefighters battling the blazes are ...

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 ...

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

The Conservation (Fire) Camp Program, jointly run by California's corrections and fire departments, trains inmates to fight wildfires and respond to other emergencies. Inmate firefighters earn ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has deployed 931 incarcerated firefighters and 114 support staff through its Fire Camp Program.

Dozens of disabled workers hired through the nonprofit PRIDE Industries are losing their jobs at a California prison after a ...

More than 1,100 incarcerated firefighters are actively assisting Cal Fire in responding to the Eaton and Palisades fires in ...

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?

The work done by prisoners to prevent and contain fires is just as valuable as that of other responders. But unlike their professional counterparts, they don't receive protections or benefits.

Two Bakersfield men were arrested Wednesday after a warrant search revealed two handguns and a large amount of ...

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 ...