In the field, they can be seen in prison-orange jumpsuits embedded alongside members of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). The incarcerated firefighters have ...

Those numbers have dwindled in recent years due to a declining prison population. “Wildfires are a constant and formidable challenge for California, and the California Department of Corrections ...

The history of enslaved firefighters offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of relying on involuntary labor to fight ...

As wildfires continue to burn in and around Los Angeles, the fact that many of the firefighters battling the blazes are ...

California prison inmates were sent to help control the flames on the Hughes Fire, the latest in a series of wildfires that have impacted Los Angeles County in the last several weeks.

When discussing marginalized populations, society often overlooks and even exploits one group: the incarcerated. This is ...