Jan 11, 2025 · Read More: L.A. Fires Show the Reality of Living in a World with 1.5°C of Warming As of Friday morning, 939 incarcerated firefighters have been working “around the clock cutting fire lines and ...

6 days ago · Incarcerated firefighters are typically in minimum security and were imprisoned for non-violent offenses. The important thing to remember is that, regardless of their crimes, more than 90 percent of all incarcerated people will return to the community at some point.

6 days ago · The fire danger in Southern California is far from over. As crews continue their battle, incarcerated firefighters part of a long-running state program are on the frontline. Supporters say the ...

Jan 14, 2025 · As of Monday, almost 900 incarcerated firefighters have been deployed to fight the devastating and deadly wildfires tearing through Los Angeles County. In California, hundreds of incarcerated...

Jan 18, 2025 · The program has faced criticism, primarily for the wages that incarcerated firefighters earn — between $5.80 and $10.24 a day, plus $1 an hour from Cal Fire during active emergencies.

Jan 18, 2025 · Bianca Tylek, executive director of the criminal justice advocacy group Worth Rises, questions whether incarcerated firefighters’ work is truly voluntary because California requires inmates to work. State voters in November rejected a measure that would have banned forced prison labor.

Jan 10, 2025 · California has relied on incarcerated firefighters since 1915. And prison labor has been used to respond to emergencies and disasters nationwide for centuries, said Bianca Tylek, executive ...

Jan 14, 2025 · As brush fires continue to spread across Los Angeles County, more than 1,000 prisoners, working as "incarcerated firefighters," are among the emergency responders fighting the blazes, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation confirmed to ABC News.

Jan 13, 2025 · California’s century-old prisoner firefighter program is drawing fresh criticism as hundreds of incarcerated people have been deployed to fight the deadly wildfires in the Greater Los...

Jul 26, 2023 · Incarcerated people comprise 30 percent of all wildland firefighting crews in California. The firefighters’ job is to clear areas surrounding a wildfire using chainsaws and hand tools, such as axes and rakes, to starve the fire of fuel.