They join thousands of firefighting and emergency personnel who have been dispatched to respond to multiple fires throughout ...

How much do incarcerated firefighters in California make? Will they be able to get firefighting jobs upon release? Here’s ...

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

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

In California, incarcerated people become firefighters, but the low pay — and few job prospects when they're out — can make ...

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

California's program is not without controversy, as the inmates are paid little for dangerous and difficult work. Many ...

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

Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters, who are trained to respond to emergencies and disasters, were reportedly deployed in ...

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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 ...

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