CDCR sent a statement about the lawsuit. "CDCR cannot comment on pending litigation. However, CDCR’s top priority is the safety and well-being of our staff and those who reside in our institutions.
The program has been criticized for being exploitative, but some incarcerated people say the firefighting initiatives can be rewarding.
CDCR’s protocol includes inmates be positively ... a Lynwood bar in June 2018 and had been serving the sentence since 2019 at North Kern State Prison followed by Kern Valley State Prison.
"CDCR Fire Camp Program firefighters are proud ... California fight the Easy Fire on October 30, 2019 near Simi Valley, California. Nearly 800 inmate firefighters have been deployed to the ...
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the death of an inmate at North Kern State Prison as a homicide, according to CDCR. Officers were conducting ...
The CDCR posted video of firefighters enjoying the show alongside some of the incarcerated fire crewmembers. “I think they deserve to be here. They kicked butt,” another person said of the ...
The incident happened at the CDCR Sierra Conservation Center in Jamestown after a long series of “inexcusable and negligent decisions by the CDCR,” according to the lawsuit.