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 ...

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.

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 ...

"CDCR Fire Camp Program firefighters ... the likelihood of rapid fire spread. Inmate firefighters from Oak Glen Conservation Camp near Yucaipa, California fight the Easy Fire on October 30 ...

These minimum-security inmates, participants in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Fire Camp Program, are playing a critical role in slowing the spread of fires in ...

An inmate serving a 16-year sentence for firearms charges was apprehended Thursday morning after he walked away from the ...

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.

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 ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — CDCR officials are searching for an inmate who walked away from Acton Conservation Camp in Los Angeles County on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. The inmate ...

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