Critics say using incarcerated men and women to fight fires is cheap labour, but supporters say it is rehabilitative.

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

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

Hundreds of incarcerated people are firefighting in Los Angeles. They are paid a maximum of $10.24 a day, and receive an ...

Using inmate labor to fight fires has been a practice in California since the 1940s. Even some youth offenders from the Lode have joined the battle.

In the field, they can be seen in prison-orange jumpsuits embedded alongside members of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). The incarcerated firefighters have ...

Hundreds of California prison inmates have joined firefighters in efforts to combat the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, which have scorched thousands of acres and killed 24 people since erupting on ...

Firefighters are racing to contain the wildfires that continue to devastate Los Angeles, putting their lives at risk as ...