A fast-moving California fire has forced authorities to evacuate part of a 5,000-person jail in Los Angeles County. The ...

The Hughes fire broke out a little before 11 a.m., roughly five miles north of the Pitchess Detention Center. The Sheriff's ...

Thousands of inmates at a Castaic jail complex were kept sheltered in place despite being within the evacuation zone of the 10,000-plus acre Hughes Fire that erupted Wednesday. The Hughes Fire was ...

As of Friday, 939 prison inmates have been deployed by the California ... the fires had scorched more than 55 square miles across the Los Angeles area. At least 10 people are dead, and more ...

Winds in the area were blowing at about 20-30mph (32-48km/h), but could pick up, which would fan the blaze and make it harder ...

Inmate firefighters responding to the ongoing Los Angeles fires and working 24-hour shifts are earning $26.90 per day, ...

Waves of people imprisoned for crimes at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, were released from D.C.’s jail to cheers late ...

Using inmate labor to fight fires has been a practice in California since the 1940s. Where did it start and what do participants actually do and get paid?

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 ...

California Fires: Essential Phone Numbers For Los Angeles-area Residents And How You ... according to Luna. The inmates were moved to another facility on the jail's campus. If those facilities are ...