Russia has strongly criticized the United States for its reliance on prison labor to fight wildfires in California. Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova highlighted the hypocrisy of the U.S., pointing out its ...

Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are working to extinguish the massive blaze scorching Los Angeles. Here's how much they ...

Nearly 400 inmates are among the 14,000 emergency responders working on the wildfires that have destroyed at least 2,000 ...

Roughly 30 percent of firefighters battling the California wildfires are incarcerated, earning time off their sentences and ...

Staff immediately initiated an emergency count, confirming [Santiago] Duran was not at the camp,” a prison statement said.

Nearly 800 people in prison have been temporarily freed to assist firefighters in controlling the deadly Southern California ...

Lindsay Hathaway, who was fired for violating CDCR policies, said prisons dental staff neglected patients for weeks.

State prisoners have long been a part of California's firefighting force. Hundreds of them now are deployed in Los Angeles ...

California hopes to achieve billions in savings through reducing departments’ expenses and closing prison facilities.