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CDCR Reports Incarcerated Person Walks Away from Acton Conservation Camp in Los Angeles County – Received from Kern County in 2022
CDCR Reports Incarcerated Person Walks Away from Acton Conservation Camp in Los Angeles County – Received from Kern County in 2022 ...
CBS News10d
Among those fighting the Los Angeles wildfires: Prison inmates earning less than minimum wage
As of Friday, 939 prison inmates have been deployed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ... than 55 square miles across the Los Angeles area. At least 10 people ...
Fox News18d
California relying on prisoners, Mexico to provide firefighters to battle Los Angeles wildfires
California has deployed firefighters from Mexico as well as nearly 1,000 prison inmates to help combat deadly wildfires exploding across Los ... s Department of Corrections and ...
Tagtik on MSN17d
United States: Prisoners freed to become firefighters and tackle Los Angeles fires
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has just announced that 783 inmates have been temporarily released to become firefighters and help fight the fires that have been ...
CalMatters on MSN12d
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 ...
NBC Los Angeles on MSN16d
Hundreds of California inmates are fighting the Los Angeles fires. Here's how much they get paid
The role of inmate firefighters is in the spotlight as crews continue to battle the blazes in Southern California.
USA Today16d
Inmates are fighting California wildfires: When did it start, how much do they get paid?
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 ...
California depends on prison labor to deal with climate disasters—Canada must avoid a similar model
As wildfires continue to burn in and around Los Angeles, the fact that many of the firefighters battling the blazes are ...