Prison Labor in Spotlight

California’s century-old prisoner firefighter program is drawing fresh criticism as hundreds of incarcerated people have been ...
As of Friday morning, 939 incarcerated firefighters have been working “around the clock cutting fire lines and removing fuel ...
Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are risking their lives battling Los Angeles wildfires, raising questions about ...
This story originally published in 2022, but has been updated to reflect the recent fires ravaging neighborhoods across Los ...
More than 1,800 incarcerated firefighters live year-round in minimum-security conservation camps, also known as “fire camps,” ...
Because of requirements, it’s especially difficult to get municipal firefighting jobs once inmates are released.
Kim Kardashian called for incarcerated firefighters to be paid more than $1 per hour while fighting wildfires.