As of Friday morning, 939 incarcerated firefighters have been working “around the clock cutting fire lines and removing fuel ...

As of Friday morning, 939 incarcerated firefighters have been working “around the clock cutting fire lines and removing fuel ...

In California, incarcerated people become firefighters, but the low pay — and few job prospects when they're out — can make ...

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Roughly 30 percent of firefighters battling the California wildfires are incarcerated, earning time off their sentences and ...

As fires continue to rage across the Los Angeles area, 939 incarcerated firefighters have joined the front lines to support ...

California uses incarcerated firefighters to help battle the wildfires, but these men and women are also fighting stigma.

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

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

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

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