The work done by prisoners to prevent and contain fires is just as valuable as that of other responders. But unlike their ...
Voters in November rejected a ballot measure that would’ve made it easier to change prisoners’ working conditions.
Incarcerated firefighters on the lower end of the pay scale currently earn around $30 a day during an active emergency.
The wildfires sweeping across the Los Angeles region are decimating land property and taking lives. They are also reigniting ...
"It's really important that people remember they are people just like us and are doing a very important and dangerous job." ...
Inmate firefighters responding to the ongoing Los Angeles fires and working 24-hour shifts are earning $26.90 per day, ...
Travis Barker is showing his respect for the firefighters who continue to risk their lives in order to contain and extinguish ...
[Related: California voters to decide on criminal justice propositions in November ballot] With a significant amount of the state’s fire department consisting of incarcerated people, ...
Incarcerated fire crew members earn as little as $5.80 per day, but a bill recently introduced by California Assemblymember ...
As wildfires continue to burn in and around Los Angeles, the fact that many of the firefighters battling the blazes are ...