Hundreds of California prison inmates have joined firefighters in efforts to combat the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, which have scorched thousands of acres and killed 24 people since erupting on ...

California prison inmates were sent to help control the flames on the Hughes Fire, the latest in a series of wildfires that have impacted Los Angeles County in the last several weeks.

The FBI would eventually call John Orr the most prolific serial arsonist of the 20th century, and when he went on trial in ...

About 900 of them are prison inmates ... Through the California Conservation (Fire) Camp Program, incarcerated people are among those risking their lives to fight the flames.

But the numbers have dwindled over the years, largely due to state prison reform and the ... Yes, incarcerated firefighters who help fight wildfires in California are typically paid around $ ...

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

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 ...

California's program is not without controversy, as the inmates are paid little for dangerous and difficult work. Many participants, however, say they appreciated the opportunity.

A chief with Cal Fire, the state agency that fights wildfires ... serving time in state prison. (More than a thousand of the firefighters who have worked Southern California’s deadly fires ...