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

Nearly 400 inmates are among the 14,000 emergency responders working on the wildfires that have destroyed at least 2,000 ...

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

Hundreds of California prison inmates are helping firefighters battle the out-of-control flames that have engulfed parts of ...

Hundreds of incarcerated people are among the first responders battling the devastating flames, the Washington Post reports.

Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters, who are trained to respond to emergencies and disasters, were reportedly deployed in ...

As much as 30% of the firefighters force in California may be prison inmates, according to reports. How did we get here? And ...

The army of firefighters battling the massive Southern California wildfires includes workers who could otherwise remain safely behind bars.

Among the thousands of boots on the ground battling the wildfires in Los Angeles are hundreds of incarcerated individuals — a ...

Theodore Smith, now 90, and his son, James Smith, 66, received lengthy prison sentences after the person who bought their ...

Morris Sr. stole blank postal money orders worth more than $5.1 million at a post office he supervised, prosecutors said. He ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) deployed 783 prison inmates, according to figures revealed ...