With wildfires raging, causing at least 10 deaths, burning down thousands of buildings and prompting evacuation orders for ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) deployed 783 prison inmates, according to figures revealed ...

Among the thousands of boots on the ground battling the wildfires in Los Angeles are hundreds of incarcerated individuals — a ...

Incarcerated firefighters working to battle the widespread Los Angeles brush fires are paid between $5.80 and $10.24 per day, plus $1 for active emergencies.

The program has become a key part in the state’s fire mitigation efforts and some local leaders have lobbied against any cuts ...

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

Los Angeles is set to be battered by strong winds on Thursday evening, sparking fears new gusts will spread raging wildfires ...

He faces two special allegations, meaning if convicted as charged he could face life in prison or the death penalty.

Gathered to near-overflowing in the facility’s stalwart old chapel, inmates joined in a spontaneous, joyful rendition of Jose Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad.” Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert ...

Drew Johnson (Courtesy: Mississippi Department of Corrections) The inmate is serving a life sentence for a Rankin County murder. Johnson, sentenced in February 2022, escaped from SMCI in Leakesville.

The first human case of bird flu in Los Angeles County has been detected as infections continue to pop up across the state and country. L.A. County Department of Public Health officials said an ...

Inmates at the California Institution for Men in Chino participate in a challenging commercial diving program funded by CALPIA. The program, which boasts a low recidivism rate, is led by former ...