As 11 are confirmed dead, Gavin Newsom orders an independent investigation into the water supply issue that hampered fire ...

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

One person died from a suspected overdose and two others were hospitalized, disrupting a murder trial and other court ...

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

The Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Lidia and Kenneth fires are burning in Southern California, destroying more than 10,000 ...

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

On Friday, state finance officials unveiled the governor’s full $322 billion budget proposal which funds Newsom’s signature ...

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.

Over 1,800 incarcerated firefighters live year-round in minimum-security conservation camps, also known as “fire camps,” ...

Costco has remained firm in its position not to raise the price of its hot dogs, and now it’s committing to a new kind of ...

The inmates volunteering are paid a daily wage between $5.80 and $10.24, plus an additional $1 per hour when they respond to ...