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

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

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

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.

Nearly 400 inmates are among the 14,000 emergency responders working on the wildfires that have destroyed at least 2,000 ...

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

Hundreds of incarcerated people are among the first responders battling the devastating flames, the Washington Post reports.

There is fire and fury on the streets of one of America's richest suburbs as its high-profile residents come to terms with ...

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 ...