Hundreds of Californian prisoners have been deployed to help tackle the fires devastating the Los Angeles area. With ...

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

California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the use of inmates as firefighters, the ...

Hundreds of prisoners in California are helping battle the LA wildfires. Some earn $26.90 per 24-hour shift, or just over $1 ...

A California convict serving 10 years for a gun-fueled domestic-violence standoff with cops has escaped custody — by simply ...

They can also be denied services and benefits — or opportunities for citizenship — promised by military recruiters.

The Justice Department said its investigation was sparked by racist texts allegedly exchanged by officers from late 2019 to ...

A federal district court judge on Friday declined to block enforcement of a Florida Department of Corrections policy banning ...

Censorship in prisons has expanded as a few private companies have increasingly monopolized prison communications.

Jeremy Sanchez, 26, was being visited by the agent at his home in Fresno when a “physical altercation” broke out between the two, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a ...

A two-alarm fire at a home in south Charlotte drew dozens of firefighters with the Charlotte Fire Department Wednesday evening. The fire was reported around 7 p.m. on Callander Court, which is near ...

Chicagoans gathered for the lighting of the Menorah in Lakeview Wednesday, where the first day of Hanukkah fell on Christmas Day — something that only happens about once every 15-20 years. WGN's ...