The Hidden Economic Forces Behind California's Use of Inmates as Firefighters
More than 1,000 California inmates have been fighting the wildfires, a controversial practice that dates back to 1915 and results from a complex intersection of public safety, labor economics, and ...
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He escaped violence in Mexico. Why California DACA recipient still lives in ‘paralyzing fear’
Matias Bernal, executive director for Education Leadership Foundation and a DACA recipient, shares his journey of fear and ...
Trump wants to deport immigrants accused of crimes. California sheriffs could make that easy
Can President Trump deport undocumented immigrants accused of crimes in California jails? Sheriffs will play a role in ...
Incarcerated firefighters offer aid, find potential career path battling L.A. blazes
More than 1,100 incarcerated firefighters have battled the Palisades and Eaton fires. They are part of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Conservation Fire Camps Program.
On LA fire lines, inmates shoulder heavy packs and tackle dangerous work for less than $30 a day
Over 1,100 California inmates have worked around the clock to help fight Los Angeles-area fires that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes.
Prop. 36 drug and theft felonies to force millions in state cuts, projection shows
A new spending plan from the governor’s office for the upcoming fiscal year projects a relatively minimal impact to services ...
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Hundreds of California Prison Firefighters Join Battle Against Los Angeles Wildfires
By Cayla Mihalovich, CalMatters About 800 incarcerated firefighters are battling the unprecedented fires raging across ...
Inmate shares experience battling LA wildfires
As the disastrous infernos destroy neighborhoods in Southern California, over 1,000 prisoners are working as “volunteer ...
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Survivor of California prison ‘rape club’ shares her story
The prison in Dublin was called “the rape club” by corrections staff who took advantage of female prisoners for years. Dinhora, who asked we not use her last name, said in court documents the prison’s ...
Inmates Battling LA Wildfires See Chance For Redemption
Inmate Jacob Castro cuts firebreaks in the hills around Los Angeles. It's hard work, but having been in prison for 29 years, ...
2 inmates from Southern California suspects in deadly prison yard attack
Two inmates from Southern California are suspects in a deadly attack on a third inmate at California State Prison (SAC), previously called New Folsom Prison, California Department ...