Critics say using incarcerated men and women to fight fires is cheap labour, but supporters say it is rehabilitative.

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

The extra planes will arrive after a drone strike grounded one of the two the province’s planes that had been battling flames ...

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.

Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are working to extinguish the massive blaze scorching Los Angeles. Here's how much they earn.

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 ...

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

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