Opinion: California’s inmate firefighters deserve more than a raise. Make them employees
The work done by prisoners to prevent and contain fires is just as valuable as that of other responders. But unlike their ...
Inmates are fighting California wildfires: When did it start, how much do they get paid?
Using inmate labor to fight fires has been a practice in California since the 1940s. Where did it start and what do participants actually do and get paid?
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L.A. Fires Live Updates: Southern California's winds forecast to weaken; dangerous conditions expected next week
Accusations that one wealthy couple, Stewart and Lynda Resnick, have been hoarding water needed to fight the Southern California wildfires have been spreading widely online. While the Resnicks do ...
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Hundreds Of California Prisoners Are Joining The Fight Against The Los Angeles Wildfires
Prison inmates are helping in the fight against the California wildfires. CA Corrections Along with the professional firefighters who are battling the California wildfires, there are hundreds of ...
Former California prison guard convicted of sexually assaulting 13 female inmates
A former prison guard was convicted Tuesday of 64 counts of rape, sodomy and sexual battery on 13 female prisoners at ...
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Hundreds of California inmates are fighting the Los Angeles fires. Here's how much they get paid
The incarcerated firefighter program is operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Los Angeles ...
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Why are California inmates deployed to help fight LA wildfires?
So why are authorities relying on inmates from California’s many corrections facilities to contain one of the worst wildfires in the state’s history? Is there a legal provision that allows ...
Man charged with sexual assault of correctional officer at Tuolumne County prison
The Tuolumne County District Attorney's Office said California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation prison inmate Robert Lawerance Ransom Jr. sexually assaulted a correctional officer at ...