California uses incarcerated firefighters to help battle the wildfires, but these men and women are also fighting stigma.

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.

California hopes to achieve billions in savings through reducing departments’ expenses and closing prison facilities.

A 69-year-old man, who was convicted in a separate 2005 killing and is currently serving a life sentence in Arizona, was ...

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

At least 10 people are believed to be dead -- with the LA County sheriff saying he expects that number to rise -- as a series ...

California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the use of inmates as firefighters, the ...

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

Hundreds of California prison inmates are helping firefighters battle the out-of-control flames that have engulfed parts of ...