fire camps are an attractive alternative to traditional prison yards. Instead of wearing shackles and being escorted by guards, inmates at California conservation camps can walk around freely ...

Cal Fire arrested engineer Robert Hernandez on suspicion of committing arson on forest land in the areas surrounding ...

Eight firefighters battling the Airport Fire were hurt, six critically, Thursday evening in Irvine, California when a ...

Proposition 6 would stop the use of forced labor in prison. Currently, the California constitution ... them are paid less than $1 per hour. Inmate firefighters can earn a few dollars an hour.

Incarcerated people recognize low-wage prison labor as inherently ... For example, returning citizens in California are often barred from becoming firefighters once they are released.

2023 attack in San Bernardino County San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office A California man was sentenced to life in prison after allegedly setting two people — including his ex ...

Around California, thousands of men and women have been helped by Prop. 47-funded programs in remaking their lives. State ...

such as those who work as firefighters. In his report, Kelso noted that infection rates in California prisons and other jail settings are significantly higher than among the free population. Over ...

The man accused of igniting the Park Fire, which has grown to be California's fourth-largest wildfire ever, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of arson, prosecutors said Thursday. Aug 23 Park Fire ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection posted photos of the ... their crimes … and are ready to come home from our prisons and be with their families.” ...

Man suspected of igniting the Line fire pleads not guilty to multiple counts of arson. The fire has scorched nearly 40,000 ...

A federal judge has sentenced a Texas man to more than three years in prison for kicking a cat that court records say was later set on fire ...