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

Officials say Mario Campbell, 36, was taken to a nearby hospital outside the prison, where he later fell to his injuries.

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials announced Thursday. The violence unfolded in the prison’s main exercise yard just after 5 p.m. on Jan. 15, according to a CDCR ...

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

Over 1,100 California inmates have worked around the clock to help fight Los Angeles-area fires that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes.

Incarcerated fire crew members earn as little as $5.80 per day, but a bill recently introduced by California Assemblymember Isaac Bryan could change that by giving them a pay raise.

One of two involved suspects is serving a life sentence for murdering an inmate in 2019 at the same prison, according to state corrections officials.

How much do incarcerated firefighters in California make? Will they be able to get firefighting jobs upon release? Here’s ...