The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Correctional Health Care Services and the Department ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS), and the Department of ...

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 ...

An inmate serving a 16-year sentence for firearms charges was apprehended Thursday morning after he walked away from the Acton Conservation Camp in Los Angeles County. Jessie Meza, 38, was discovered ...

The Acton Conservation Camp’s mission is to provide incarcerated hand crews to fight fires in the Los Angeles County area and all over the state of California, the CDCR states on its website.

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced Thursday the apprehension of an inmate who walked away from 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 Acton Conservation Camp’s mission is to provide incarcerated hand crews to fight fires in the Los Angeles County area and all over the State of California, the CDCR states on its website.

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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 ...