acknowledged the legitimate concerns about fire camps but explained that the hazardous work felt like a better alternative to prison life. He shared that many inmates hope to be part of the fire ...

But when the fires are finally out, he won't be going back to his family: He'll be returning to the prison “fire camp” where he's serving time for drunken driving that injured someone.

This program opens eligibility to fire camps for people under age 26 who are incarcerated at certain state prisons. The first group of eligible youth were transferred from Valley State Prison in ...