In the field, they can be seen in prison-orange jumpsuits embedded alongside members of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). The incarcerated firefighters have ...

Brian Conroy, a captain at the state firefighting agency Cal Fire, recently led a crew of formerly incarcerated firefighters ...

Those numbers have dwindled in recent years due to a declining prison population. “Wildfires are a constant and formidable challenge for California, and the California Department of Corrections ...

The defendant has agreed to pay more than $65,000 in restitution and faces up to a year in federal prison, prosecutors said.

The history of enslaved firefighters offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of relying on involuntary labor to fight ...

As wildfires continue to burn in and around Los Angeles, the fact that many of the firefighters battling the blazes are ...

When discussing marginalized populations, society often overlooks and even exploits one group: the incarcerated. This is ...

Their numbers have steadily increased since Tuesday, the day the deadly fires began spreading uncontrollably through Los Angeles. The incarcerated firefighters have been drawn from among the 35 ...