Among the thousands of boots on the ground battling the wildfires in Los Angeles are hundreds of incarcerated individuals — a fact that has renewed attention on California’s longstanding, ...

Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters, who are trained to respond to emergencies and disasters, were reportedly deployed in ...

The program has been criticized for being exploitative, but some incarcerated people say the firefighting initiatives can be ...

In some form, inmate firefighters have been used in California since the end of World War II. The state has leaned on inmates ...

Satellite imagery shows houses burned down, roads closed, and the fires spreading across Los Angeles.

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

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 ...

Chicagoans gathered for the lighting of the Menorah in Lakeview Wednesday, where the first day of Hanukkah fell on Christmas ...