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 ...

"It's really important that people remember they are people just like us and are doing a very important and dangerous job." ...

State prisoners have long been a part of California's firefighting force. Hundreds of them now are deployed in Los Angeles ...

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

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

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?

California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the use of inmates as firefighters, the ...

After a convicted murderer was moved to a lower-level facility, a prison guard was sexually assaulted and held hostage for ...

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

The number deployed - now 939 - are part of a long-running volunteer programme led by the California Department of ...

Nearly 950 inmates are removing timber and brush in an attempt to slow the spread of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area, ...