A fast-moving California fire has forced authorities to evacuate part of a 5,000-person jail in Los Angeles County. The Hughes Fire, which broke out Wednesday afternoon in Castaic, is 0 percent ...

A fast-moving California fire has forced authorities to evacuate part of a 5,000-person jail in Los Angeles County. The Hughes Fire, which broke out Wednesday afternoon in Castaic, is 0 percent ...

Hundreds of inmates in California have reportedly been deployed to help fight the wildfires raging through Los Angeles and surrounding areas, drawing attention to California’s longstanding and ...

A 22-year-old inmate died in a cluster of suspected overdoses on a jail bus early Friday, prompting Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials to halt court transports from the downtown ...

Even as Los Angeles continues to battle two enormous fires, a new wildfire erupted just north of the city on Wednesday (Jan 22). The massive wildfire in the American city, as per reports, has forced ...

Prisoner firefighters working 24-hour shifts are paid just over $26 per day. As brush fires continue to spread across Los Angeles County, more than 1,000 prisoners, working as "incarcerated ...

When a rapidly growing wildfire spread to more than 5,000 acres of northern L.A. County, Sheriff Robert Luna told locals to evacuate immediately. “If you are in these areas, and you get an ...

Authorities conducted a contraband sweep in Yuba County Jail, finding weapons and drugs. The operation involved jail staff ...

Well over a week after wildfires quickly spread across Southern California causing chaos and forcing last-minute evacuations, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is working to identify and ...

The army of firefighters battling the massive Southern California wildfires includes workers who could otherwise remain safely behind bars. As of Friday, 939 prison inmates have been deployed by ...