Nearly 800 people in prison have been temporarily freed to assist firefighters in controlling the deadly Southern California ...

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

California hopes to achieve billions in savings through reducing departments’ expenses and closing prison facilities.

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

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

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

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 ...

Sean Edwards, a 38-year-old resident of Redding, was sentenced to 32 months in state prison following his conviction for ...

Wildfires continue to destroy Los Angeles. Its now up to hundreds of prison inmates to help slow the spread - Inmate ...

A homeless man has been arrested in connection with the devastating Kenneth Fire that broke out in Los Angeles' West Hills. The fire, part of a larger wildfire crisis in Southern California, has ...

As the destructive wildfires continue to ravage parts of Los Angeles, Jennifer Lopez has used her platform to call for more than just prayers, encouraging her followers to take act ...