Inmate who walked away from fire camp in L.A. County apprehended
An inmate serving a 16-year sentence for firearms charges was apprehended Thursday morning after he walked away from the Acton Conservation Camp in Los Angeles County. Jessie Meza, 38, was ...
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On LA fire lines, some inmates tackle dangerous work for less than $30 a day
Inmates become firefighters for the chance to cut time off their sentences, to get outside the prison walls and for training ...
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‘This has been really devastating’: Inside the lives of incarcerated firefighters battling the L.A. wildfires
Incarcerated firefighters currently battling the Eaton Fire and are stationed at a base camp at the Rose Bowl.
California depends on prison labor to deal with climate disasters—Canada must avoid a similar model
As wildfires continue to burn in and around Los Angeles, the fact that many of the firefighters battling the blazes are ...
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On LA fire lines, inmates shoulder heavy packs and tackle dangerous work for less than $30 a day
But when the fires are finally out, he won't be going back to his family: He'll be returning to the prison “fire camp” where he's serving time for drunken driving that injured someone.
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LA fire lines: Inmates shoulder heavy packs, tackle dangerous work for less than $30/day
But when the fires are finally out, he won't be going back to his family: He'll be returning to the prison "fire camp" where he's serving time for drunken driving that injured someone.