Violent attack by 3 inmates hospitalizes California correctional officer
An attempted homicide investigation is underway in a California state prison after a supervising correctional officer was ...
The Hidden Economic Forces Behind California's Use of Inmates as Firefighters
More than 1,000 California inmates have been fighting the wildfires, a controversial practice that dates back to 1915 and results from a complex intersection of public safety, labor economics, and ...
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Here’s Why California Inmates Are Fighting Los Angeles Wildfires
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in conjunction with the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and Los Angeles County Fire Department, operates 35 “conserv ...
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California relying on prisoners, Mexico to provide firefighters to battle Los Angeles wildfires
California has deployed firefighters from Mexico as well as nearly 1,000 prison inmates to help combat deadly wildfires exploding across Los ... s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ...
Inmate from Kern County walks away from CDCR camp in Los Angeles County
CDCR officials are searching for an inmate who walked away from Acton Conservation Camp in Los Angeles County on Tuesday, ...
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Hundreds of California prison firefighters join battle against Los Angeles wildfires
About 800 incarcerated firefighters are battling the unprecedented fires raging across Southern California, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. They join ...
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Inmates are fighting California wildfires: When did it start, how much do they get paid?
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 ...
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CDCR Reports Incarcerated Person Walks Away from Acton Conservation Camp in Los Angeles County – Received from Kern County in 2022
CDCR Reports Incarcerated Person Walks Away from Acton Conservation Camp in Los Angeles County – Received from Kern County in ...
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Inmate Missing from Los Angeles County CDCR Camp
LOS ANGELES - Authorities are searching for an inmate who walked away from a California Department of Corrections and ...
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Hundreds of California inmates are fighting the Los Angeles fires. Here's how much they get paid
Among the thousands of firefighters battling the relentless wind-driven blazes in Southern California this month, hundreds of them are prisoners, members of the statewide Conservation Fire Camp ...
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Inmate firefighters: Over 1,000 prisoners deployed to battle Los Angeles fires
As brush fires continue to spread across Los Angeles County ... responders fighting the blazes, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation confirmed to ABC News.
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For Just Dollars a Day, Inmates Fight California’s Fires
Hundreds of incarcerated people are firefighting in Los Angeles ... spread,” according to the California’s prison agency, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.