KTLA16 天
2 inmates from Southern California suspects in deadly prison yard attack
(KTLA) – Two inmates from Southern California are suspects in a deadly attack on a third inmate at California State Prison (SAC), previously called New Folsom Prison, California Department of ...
ABC News18 天
Inmate firefighters: Over 1,000 prisoners deployed to battle Los Angeles fires
Inmates help firefighters to extinguish the last embers in the hills of Mandeville Canyon after the Palisades Fire burned part of it, on Jan. 13, 2025, in Los Angeles. "CDCR Fire Camp Program ...
USA Today19 天
Inmates are fighting California wildfires: When did it start, how much do they get paid?
The Conservation (Fire) Camp Program, jointly run by California's corrections and fire departments, trains inmates to fight wildfires and respond to other emergencies. Inmate firefighters earn ...
CBC.ca19 天
Nearly 1,000 inmates are helping to fight the L.A. wildfires. The ethics are complicated
Among them are some 950 inmates from California's prison system who are helping to fight the fires for about $10 a day. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's (CDCR ...
Yahoo20 天
Former Inmates Are Sharing Things About Prison That Most People Don’t Know, And I’m ...
Not many people want to risk their jobs and benefits for their families for a bit of money. And inmates don't want to risk being thrown in the hole for trying to proposition an officer.
Al Jazeera English20 天
Why are California inmates deployed to help fight LA wildfires?
Hundreds of California prison inmates have joined firefighters in efforts to combat the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, which have scorched thousands of acres and killed 24 people since erupting on ...
Los Angeles Times20 天
Harvard study suggests tactic for U.S. jails to reduce inmate deaths
Crystal Yang, a professor at Harvard Law School and one of the study’s co-authors, said jails that seek a stamp of approval from the NCCHC tend to better educate staff about referring inmates ...
New York Post20 天
Kim Kardashian demands higher pay for inmates battling LA fires: ‘I see them as heroes’
Kim Kardashian spoke out in support of the Southern California prison inmates who have joined the battle against the devastating wildfires. The reality star and criminal justice activist ...
Forbes23 天
Here’s Why California Inmates Are Fighting Los Angeles Wildfires
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 ...
Forbes23 天
Inmates Can Make Up Nearly A Third Of Those Fighting California Fires
Inmate firefighters with Delta Conservation Camp construct a hand line during the Point Fire in ... [+] Healdsburg, Calif., Sunday, June 16, 2024. (Photo by Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via ...
Tallahassee Democrat23 天
Recidivism recoded: Florida inmates learn programming, breaking re-entry barriers
The only way to survive prison, Jason Doty said, is to go into what he calls an "emotional winter." Just like a tree pushes its sap to its roots during a freeze, Doty says some incarcerated people ...