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.

Department of Corrections Sergeant Arrested in Chowchilla for Possession and Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material ...

The California Department of Justice is investigating a fatal shooting by a corrections officer in Fresno, the state Attorney ...

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

Jeremy Sanchez, 26, was being visited by the agent at his home in Fresno when a “physical altercation” broke out between the two, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ...

"The OIS incident resulted in the death of one individual and involved the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation," the release said. KFSN in Fresno reported the shooting involved ...

Lansing is the second corrections officer to die in 2024 in Ohio, the Dispatch reported. Lt. Rodney Osborne from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction's Southern Ohio Correctional ...