More than 1,800 incarcerated firefighters live year-round in minimum-security conservation camps, also known as “fire camps,” ...
Months after Californians voted against an amendment to end inmate servitude, incarcerated firefighters are on the front ...
Although the Conservation (Fire) Camp Program provides critical support during wildfire season, it has faced significant ...
Chief Royal Ramey, co-founder and CEO of the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program, says he turned a "negative into a ...
As historic wildfires blaze a path of destruction across Los Angeles County in California, hundreds of incarcerated firefighters have been deployed to help battle the flames. Since the fires ...
As of Friday morning, 939 incarcerated firefighters have been working “around the clock cutting fire lines and removing fuel ...
This story originally published in 2022, but has been updated to reflect the recent fires ravaging neighborhoods across Los ...
As a destructive wildfire rages in California, the spotlight is on prison labor, with more than 700 incarcerated individuals ...