Slavery was abolished in 1865 with the passage of the 13th Amendment, but abolition contained an intentional loophole. It ...

NBC News' Steve Patterson has an inside look at how incarcerated firefighters are making a difference against the California ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Firefighters have recently battled blazes across southern California. Incarcerated firefighters ...

Incarcerated firefighters play a crucial role in a state where wildfires seemingly get worse every year. But the state’s ...

Incarcerated firefighters on the lower end of the pay scale currently earn around $30 a day during an active emergency.

Incarcerated firefighters battling Southern California wildfires have been moved by the outpouring of support from the public ...

More than 1,000 California inmates have been fighting the wildfires, a controversial practice that dates back to 1915 and results from a complex intersection of public safety, labor economics, and ...

As wildfires continue to burn in and around Los Angeles, the fact that many of the firefighters battling the blazes are ...

Incarcerated fire crew members earn as little as $5.80 per day, but a bill recently introduced by California Assemblymember ...

All proceeds will be donated to the Pasadena Humane Society, California Fire Department, LAFD Foundation, and the ...

According to a report, more than 800 inmates were enlisted by the CDCR to volunteer in fighting California wildfires as of ...