Inmate firefighters responding to the ongoing Los Angeles fires and working 24-hour shifts are earning $26.90 per day, ...

Using inmate labor to fight fires has been a practice in California since the 1940s. Where did it start and what do ...

The wildfires sweeping across the Los Angeles region are decimating land property and taking lives. They are also reigniting ...

Hundreds of incarcerated people are firefighting in Los Angeles. They are paid a maximum of $10.24 a day, and receive an ...

The role of inmate firefighters is in the spotlight as crews continue to battle the blazes in Southern California.

Authorities started preparing the burn scars throughout Southern California, including Pacific Palisades and Altadena, with rain expected to hit LA County.

according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. They join thousands of firefighting and emergency ...

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

Those arrested included two people who posed as firefighters going into houses, Los Angeles Police ... according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

The incarcerated firefighter program is operated by the California Department of Corrections ... Rehabilitation, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Los Angeles ...

The death toll surged late Sunday with an update from the Los Angeles County medical examiner. At least 16 people were ...