In California, incarcerated people become firefighters, but the low pay — and few job prospects when they're out — can make it a difficult choice.

Roughly 30 percent of firefighters battling the California wildfires are incarcerated, earning time off their sentences and ...

On Friday, state finance officials unveiled the governor’s full $322 billion budget proposal which funds Newsom’s signature ...

State prisoners have long been a part of California's firefighting force. Hundreds of them now are deployed in Los Angeles ...

California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the practice, the system is seen as exploitative.

Over 1,800 incarcerated firefighters live year-round in minimum-security conservation camps, also known as “fire camps,” ...

Costco has remained firm in its position not to raise the price of its hot dogs, and now it’s committing to a new kind of ...

Widespread destruction from the L.A. fires was inevitable, given the drought and winds. Still, the region could have been ...

The army of firefighters battling the massive Southern California wildfires includes workers who could otherwise remain ...

In the aftermath the FAA promised severe punishment for anyone caught flying drones in a way that interferes with ...

Nearly 800 people in prison have been temporarily freed to assist firefighters in controlling the deadly Southern California ...