2 inmates from Southern California suspects in deadly prison yard attack
Two inmates from Southern California are suspects in a deadly attack on a third inmate at California State Prison (SAC), previously called New Folsom Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials announced Thursday.
California Prison Crews Are Helping Fight the Los Angeles Fires
They join thousands of firefighting and emergency personnel who have been dispatched to respond to multiple fires throughout the Los Angeles area.  California’s incarcerated firefighters have long provided critical support to state,
News Nation on MSN7d
Incarcerated firefighters join California wildfire battle efforts
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has deployed 931 incarcerated firefighters and 114 support staff through its Fire Camp Program.
LAist on MSN9d
Inmates are fighting California wildfires in long-running and controversial practice
California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the use of inmates as firefighters, the system is seen as exploitative.
NBC 10 Philadelphia6d
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 ...
VERIFYING claims about inmates who fight wildfires in California
How much do incarcerated firefighters in California make? Will they be able to get firefighting jobs upon release? Here’s what we can VERIFY.
Morningstar6d
Goyette, Ruano & Thompson: California Department of Corrections Sued After Female Guard Held Hostage by Inmate and Repeatedly Raped at Gunpoint
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The first stages of a lawsuit have initiated against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) after a hyper-violent ...
Hundreds of California prison inmates fight wildfires - and stigma
Critics say using incarcerated men and women to fight fires is cheap labour, but supporters say it is rehabilitative.
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?
Complex I Music, Sneakers, Pop Culture, News on MSN9d
California Inmates 'Working Around the Clock' to Help Fight Wildfires
As the deadly wildfires continue to cause devastation in Southern California, questions are again arising over the use of a frequently criticized program under which inmates are among those fighting the blazes.
Edhat2d
Hundreds of California Prison Firefighters Join Battle Against Los Angeles Wildfires
By Cayla Mihalovich, CalMatters About 800 incarcerated firefighters are battling the unprecedented fires raging across Southern California, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Inmate firefighters could see pay raise under proposed CA bill
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.