The Marshall Project spotlights some of the incarcerated firefighters doing one of the riskiest, lowest-paying, but ...

By Alexis Alvarez, Feb. 4, 2025 The voluntary and selective Conservation (Fire) Camp program, which sent out more than 1,000 prisoners to the frontlines of the Eaton and Pacific Palisades fires, often ...

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced Thursday the apprehension of an inmate who walked away from the ...

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are searching for an incarcerated person who walked away from ...

California corrections officials are searching for an inmate who walked away from the Acton Conservation Camp in Los Angeles ...

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They are paid during rest periods, as well," the CDCR explained on their website. Camp participants also earn time credits. Most incarcerated fire crew members receive 2-for-1 credits, meaning ...

It also helps pave the way for them to possibly get private firefighting jobs. “A felony conviction does not disqualify employment with Cal Fire,” CDCR says on its website. “Many former camp ...