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 ...

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

Critics say using incarcerated men and women to fight fires is cheap labour, but supporters say it is rehabilitative.

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

"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 ...

As the disastrous infernos destroy neighborhoods in Southern California, over 1,000 prisoners are working as “volunteer firefighters” to help extinguish the blazes.

The number deployed - now 939 - are part of a long-running volunteer programme led by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR ... Angeles area to fight the flames.

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.

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 ...

Southern California continues to battle devastating wildfires that have claimed at least 25 lives and destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area. Since the fires started on Jan.