The inmates volunteering are paid a daily wage between $5.80 and $10.24, plus an additional $1 per hour when they respond to active fire or fire-related emergencies, the CDCR said Danielle ...

CDCR officials at the time said corrections officers fired a “less lethal 40 mm direct impact round and chemical agents” to stop a fight between Birdon and another inmate. Robert Chalfant ...

California's program is not without controversy, as the inmates are paid little for dangerous and difficult work. Many participants, however, say they appreciated the opportunity.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The inmate who walked away from Acton Conservation Camp in Los Angeles County was arrested Thursday morning in Bakersfield. CDCR said on Tuesday night ...

Yes, incarcerated firefighters are helping to fight the Los Angeles area wildfires. More than 1,100 incarcerated firefighters are actively assisting Cal Fire in responding to the Eaton and Palisades ...

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

The number deployed - now 939 - are part of a long-running volunteer programme led by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR ... Angeles area to fight the flames.

Southern California continues to battle devastating wildfires that have claimed at least 25 lives and destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area. Since the fires started on Jan.

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced Thursday the apprehension of an inmate who walked away from the Acton Conservation Camp on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025.

Langston was received from Los Angeles County Dec. 18 to serve four years for first-degree burglary as a second striker, CDCR said. The Office of the Inspector General had been notified.