About 800 incarcerated firefighters are battling the unprecedented fires raging across Southern California, according to the ...

The role of inmate firefighters is in the spotlight as crews continue to battle the blazes in Southern California.

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 system is seen as exploitative.

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 ...

The army of firefighters battling the massive Southern California ... inmates have been deployed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to help contain the blazes ...

More than 1,000 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) incarcerated firefighters have been working ...

An incarcerated firefighter in Mill Creek, California ... burning across southern California. The number deployed - now 939 - are part of a long-running volunteer programme led by the California ...

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 California Department of Justice is investigating a fatal shooting by a corrections officer in Fresno, the state Attorney General's Office announced Thursday.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in conjunction with the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and Los Angeles County Fire Department, operates 35 “conserv ...

The number deployed - now 939 - are part of a long-running volunteer programme led by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Their numbers have steadily increased ...