California officials are considering allowing inmates with violent backgrounds to work outside prison walls fighting wildfires, and the idea is generating concerns about public safety. The state has ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Friday afternoon to reform California's inmate firefighter program. "Inmates who have stood on the frontlines battling historic fires should ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inmate firefighters from the Growlersburg crew hike up the mountain to create a containment fire line to control the Hughes Fire ...
CALIFORNIA, USA — Gov. Newsom signed a bill at the conclusion of his press conference on Friday amidst the smokey Lake Oroville State Recreation Area in northern California, allowing inmate ...
Inmate firefighters in California will receive higher pay and the state will make permanent firefighting camps that train and educate young offenders under two laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
More than 400 inmate firefighters helped California beat back the massive Kincade Fire that destroyed scores of homes and charred tens of thousands of acres in Sonoma County over the last week. Their ...
Inmate firefighters in California will receive higher pay and the state will make permanent firefighting camps that train and educate young offenders under two laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.