The Conservation (Fire) Camp Program, jointly run by California's corrections and fire departments, trains inmates to fight wildfires and respond to other emergencies. Inmate firefighters earn ...
Hundreds of California prison inmates have joined firefighters in efforts to combat the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, which have scorched thousands of acres and killed 24 people since erupting on ...
The inmates volunteering are paid a daily wage between $5.80 and $10.24, plus an additional $1 per hour when they respond to active fire or fire-related emergencies, the CDCR said Danielle ...
According to reports from WBRZ, WAFB and The Advocate, Christopher Davis, who was arrested in connection with a murder in Baton Rouge, was dropped off at a bus station with other inmates who had ...
Two of the 37 inmates on federal death row whose sentences were commuted to life without parole last month by President Biden are rejecting clemency. Shannon Agofsky, 53, and Len Davis ...
Amika Mota was drenched, bone-tired, and shaking after her first-ever pump and roll, a fire-fighting technique where the fire truck creeps toward the blaze as personnel wield the massive hose ...
Hundreds of inmates in California have reportedly been deployed to help fight the wildfires raging through Los Angeles and surrounding areas, drawing attention to California’s longstanding and ...
Two convicted murderers spared from execution by President Biden’s controversial clemency last month have asked a federal court to let them stay on death row. Shannon Agofsky and Len Davis ...
Not many people want to risk their jobs and benefits for their families for a bit of money. And inmates don't want to risk being thrown in the hole for trying to proposition an officer.
Many people might not be aware that one particular group has long been depended on to battle wildfires: inmates. While the 13th Amendment ended slavery in the United States, a loophole allows ...
John Matthew Nigh was being held on attempted murder charges. A manhunt is underway for a North Carolina inmate who escaped through the jail's ventilation system, authorities said. John Matthew ...
The only way to survive prison, Jason Doty said, is to go into what he calls an "emotional winter." Just like a tree pushes its sap to its roots during a freeze, Doty says some incarcerated people ...