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 ...

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

California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the practice, the system is seen as exploitative.

Close to 800 incarcerated firefighters have been released to assist with the wildfires across Southern California.

California Wildfires Expose Leadership Failures and Reliance on Prison Labor** As wildfires ravage Southern California, turning homes and cherished landmarks into ash, the ongoing disaster raises ...

Paul Carl Tomasini was sent to prison for murdering Mary Shojai in 2012 in her San Diego home. Now sick with prostate cancer, he was released last year under California’s newest compassionate ...

Once home, they face stigma and a grueling course of rehabilitation. By Valerie Hopkins and Nanna Heitmann Ukrainian forces’ assault was in the Russian region where they made a surprise ...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) spent over $100 million over the last four years on education programs related to restorative justice, social emotional learning and diversity, equity and inclusion ...

The family-run Peruvian Lima restaurant in Concord, California served its final meals on New Year's Eve after being financially crushed by the weight of a recent lawsuit. Lima found itself in the ...

California Department of Water Resources conducts first snow survey of the season The historic Bidwell Mansion nearly burned to the ground in an early morning fire in central Chico on December 11.