The wildfires sweeping across the Los Angeles region are decimating land property and taking lives. They are also reigniting ...

The work done by prisoners to prevent and contain fires is just as valuable as that of other responders. But unlike their ...

Incarcerated fire crew members earn as little as $5.80 per day, but a bill recently introduced by California Assemblymember ...

Inmate firefighters responding to the ongoing Los Angeles fires and working 24-hour shifts are earning $26.90 per day, ...

Incarcerated firefighters on the lower end of the pay scale currently earn around $30 a day during an active emergency.

jointly run by California's corrections and fire departments, trains inmates to fight wildfires and respond to other emergencies. Inmate firefighters earn between $5.80 and $10.24 daily ...

but doing the dangerous work “was better than being in prison.” He said some prisoners often dream of joining a fire program.

SACRAMENTO, California — As wildfires continue to scorch the Los Angeles area, a California state lawmaker is leading a push ...

Around Los Angeles, firefighting crews continue to battle the Palisades and Eaton fires and other smaller blazes. Nearly a ...

The use of prison labour in fighting wildfires caused by climate injustice is only an extension of this injustice and a continuation of indentured servitude.

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Stella Osoba is the Senior Editor ...