As of Friday morning, 939 incarcerated firefighters have been working “around the clock cutting fire lines and removing fuel behind structures to slow fire spread,” CDCR told TIME in an emailed ...

More than a thousand incarcerated firefighters helped beat back the LA blazes. This is what you should know about their work.

Brian Conroy, a captain at the state firefighting agency Cal Fire, recently led a crew of formerly incarcerated firefighters ...

Incarcerated firefighters can have years of experience by the time they're released. But getting a job in the field is still difficult.

By Alexis Alvarez, Feb. 4, 2025 The voluntary and selective Conservation (Fire) Camp program, which sent out more than 1,000 prisoners to the frontlines of the Eaton and Pacific Palisades fires, often ...

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

PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- Hundreds of the firefighters working tirelessly on the fire lines to protect lives and property in Southern California are actually serving time in prison. As two ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Firefighters have recently battled blazes across southern California. Incarcerated firefighters ...

Slavery was abolished in 1865 with the passage of the 13th Amendment, but abolition contained an intentional loophole. It ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) classifies fire camp participation as voluntary, LSPC noted. However, LSPC explained many incarcerated individuals feel pressured to ...

An inmate serving a 16-year sentence for firearms charges was apprehended Thursday morning after he walked away from the ...

A California man agrees to plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft after his drone collides ...