L.A. inmate dies in cluster of suspected overdoses on jail transport bus
One person died from a suspected overdose and two others were hospitalized, disrupting a murder trial and other court ...
Why Incarcerated Firefighters Are Battling the L.A. Wildfires
As of Friday morning, 939 incarcerated firefighters have been working “around the clock cutting fire lines and removing fuel ...
Why Over 800 Inmates Have Been Tapped to Help Fight the L.A. Fires
As the devastating L.A. wildfires continue to ravage the city, help has come in the form of hundreds of California inmates ...
Hundreds of California prisoners are fighting the LA fires, with some earning little more than $1 an hour
Hundreds of prisoners in California are helping battle the LA wildfires. Some earn $26.90 per 24-hour shift, or just over $1 ...
Orange County inmate dies 2 days after theft arrest
An inmate of a maximum security jail complex died in his cell just two days after he was booked on theft and drug charges, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities said the ...
Incarcerated firefighters are making as little as $27 a day to battle L.A.’s fires
The program has been criticized for being exploitative, but some incarcerated people say the firefighting initiatives can be ...
Nearly 800 prisoners now helping to battle Los Angeles fires
Incarcerated firefighters working to battle the widespread Los Angeles brush fires are paid between $5.80 and $10.24 per day, plus $1 for active emergencies.
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Temporary Fix Found for Los Angeles Sheriff's Crashed CAD System
Following a New Year’s Eve system crash, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department performed a temporary fix to its computer-aided dispatch system, known as CAD, on Friday, Jan. 3. Deputies can ...