ABC News on MSN7d
Inmate firefighters: Over 1,000 prisoners deployed to battle Los Angeles fires
Inmate firefighters responding to the ongoing Los Angeles fires and working 24-hour shifts are earning $26.90 per day, ...
Opinion: California’s inmate firefighters deserve more than a raise. Make them employees
The work done by prisoners to prevent and contain fires is just as valuable as that of other responders. But unlike their ...
ABC News14d
Nearly 800 prisoners now helping to battle Los Angeles fires
As firefighters work to contain the slew of brush fires spreading across Los Angeles County ... individuals, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) confirmed to ...
For Just Dollars a Day, Inmates Fight California’s Fires
Hundreds of incarcerated people are firefighting in Los Angeles. They are paid a maximum of $10.24 a day, and receive an ...
The Washington Post15d
Palisades and Eaton fires rage in L.A. County, killing 5
Nearly 400 inmates have been deployed to fight the wildfires raging around Los Angeles County, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) said Wednesday, in a state where a ...
Times of San Diego11d
California Prison Crews Are Helping Fight the Los Angeles Fires
according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. They join thousands of firefighting and emergency ...
Business Insider14d
Hundreds of California prisoners are fighting the LA fires, with some earning little more than $1 an hour
Hundreds of Californian prisoners have been deployed to help battle the fires raging across the Los Angeles ... The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation told The Guardian ...
LAist on MSN13d
Inmates are fighting California wildfires in long-running and controversial practice
California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the use of inmates as firefighters, the ...
WTVD14d
Nearly 1,000 prisoners helping suppress wildfires in Los Angeles area
Nearly 1,000 incarcerated individuals are among the firefighters working to contain the slew of brush fires spreading across Southern California, the California Department of Corrections and ...
Inmates, including 29 youths from Mother Lode, join fight against California wildfires
Using inmate labor to fight fires has been a practice in California since the 1940s. Even some youth offenders from the Lode have joined the battle.
New York Daily News14d
Nearly 800 inmates temporarily released to fight California wildfires
Incarcerated laddermen are said to be assisting roughly 2,000 firefighters from the L.A. Fire Department and the California Department ... blazes across Los Angeles County. More than 9,000 homes ...