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

Over 1,800 incarcerated firefighters live year-round in minimum-security conservation camps, also known as “fire camps,” ...

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

More than 900 incarcerated firefighters are helping to battle the historic wildfires wreaking havoc across Los Angeles County ...

California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the practice, the system is seen as exploitative.

"The OIS incident resulted in the death of one individual and involved the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation," the release said. KFSN in Fresno reported the shooting involved ...

A number of incarcerated individuals from California state prisons are working for up to $10 per day to battle the ...

Close to 800 incarcerated firefighters have been released to assist with the wildfires across Southern California.

As the deadly wildfires continue to cause devastation in Southern California, questions are again arising over the use of a ...

The California Department of Justice is investigating a fatal shooting by a corrections officer in Fresno, the state Attorney ...

Jeremy Sanchez, 26, was being visited by the agent at his home in Fresno when a "physical altercation" broke out between the two, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said ...