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), ...
Inmates, including 29 youths from Mother Lode, join fight against California wildfires
Using inmate labor to fight fires has been a practice in California since the 1940s. Even some youth offenders from the Lode have joined the battle.
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 ...
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Hundreds Of California Prisoners Are Joining The Fight Against The Los Angeles Wildfires
Nearly 950 inmates are removing timber and brush in an attempt to slow the spread of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area, ...
Kim Kardashian wants inmate firefighter raises. A California lawmaker agrees.
SACRAMENTO, California — As wildfires continue to scorch the Los Angeles area, a California state lawmaker is leading a push ...
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Inmate firefighters: Over 1,000 prisoners deployed to battle Los Angeles fires
the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation confirmed to ABC News. The prisoners, who voluntarily sign up to be a part of the Conservation (Fire) Camps Program, are embedded with ...
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Opinion: California’s inmate firefighters deserve more than a raise. Make them employees
The Conservation Camp program, as the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation calls it, is an exemplar of prison labor. It allows participants to live outside the prison and earn ...
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Kim Kardashian wants inmate firefighter raises. A California lawmaker agrees.
according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. “Incarcerated firefighters are on the front lines saving lives,” Los Angeles Democrat Isaac Bryan, the bill’s author ...
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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 ...
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Trump’s Misinformation About LA Fires Fuels Concerns Over Future Disaster Aid for California
Even before Trump is sworn in, the politics over natural disaster emergency aid with the incoming administration is already ...
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‘This has been really devastating’: Inside the lives of incarcerated firefighters battling the L.A. wildfires
The men are part of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Conservation Fire Camps Program, which operates 35 fire camps throughout the state. Participants respond to ...