The Conservation (Fire) Camp Program, jointly run by California's corrections and fire departments, trains inmates to fight wildfires and respond to other emergencies. Inmate firefighters earn ...

These minimum-security inmates, participants in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Fire Camp Program, are playing a critical role in slowing the spread of fires in ...

An inmate serving a 16-year sentence for firearms charges was apprehended Thursday morning after he walked away from the ...

California's program is not without controversy, as the inmates are paid little for dangerous and difficult work. Many participants, however, say they appreciated the opportunity.

The wildfires sweeping across the Los Angeles region are decimating land property and taking lives. They are also reigniting the debate about whether forcing prisoners to work for a pittance is right.

Through the California Conservation (Fire) Camp Program, incarcerated people are among those risking their lives to fight the flames. The inmates, who are trained to respond to disasters like ...

The Conservation Camp program ... Friday to support the fire crews of California’s prisons. Jan. 11, 2025 Other considerations belong in the discussion of helping inmate firefighters, including ...

CDCR officials are searching for an inmate who walked away from Acton Conservation Camp in Los Angeles County on Tuesday, ...

Authorities are searching for an inmate who they say walked away from the Acton Conservation Camp on Tuesday evening. At around 9:15 p.m, they realized that Jessie Meza, 38, was missing during a head ...

As wildfires continue to burn in and around Los Angeles , the fact that many of the firefighters battling the blazes are ...

Through the California Conservation (Fire) Camp Program, incarcerated people are among those risking their lives to fight the flames. The inmates, who are trained to respond to disasters like ...

As wildfires continue to devastate Southern California, thousands of first responders are on the ground, trying to get the destruction under control. About 900 of them are prison inmates.