According to statistics released by Californian Department of Corrections there are 950 prison firefighters across the ...

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

DANVILLE, Va. (WSET) — Deputies in Danville reported an inmate death that happened on Wednesday. At approximately 6:40 a.m., ...

Authorities say an inmate at the Oklahoma County Detention Center died after being found unresponsive in his cell Saturday ...

I remember that I could have been sitting in a prison cell in the penitentiary," he wrote. A 1994 photo shows inmates from a Los Angeles county fire camp diverting water and mud runoff away from ...

jointly run by California's corrections and fire departments, trains inmates to fight wildfires and respond to other emergencies. Inmate firefighters earn between $5.80 and $10.24 daily ...

Over 1,100 California inmates have been working around the clock in challenging conditions — including howling winds and toxic smoke — to help Cal Fire battle the Eaton and Palisades fires ...

At 2:16 p.m. on this day 10 years ago, Northumberland County and the lives of 208 inmates inside the jail in downtown Sunbury changed forever as the most impactful fire the county had seen in decades ...

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