Violent attack by 3 inmates hospitalizes California correctional officer
An attempted homicide investigation is underway in a California state prison after a supervising correctional officer was ...
Inmate back in custody after walking out of San Diego criminal re-entry facility
After a day-long search, law enforcement officials have apprehended an inmate seen walking out of a re-entry facility in San ...
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Inmates are fighting California wildfires in long-running and controversial practice
California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a statement to NPR on Friday. This is not a new practice. California has relied on incarcerated firefighters since 1915.
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Inmate Apprehended, Rehoused After Walking Out of Acton Conservation Camp
A California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation inmate was apprehended Thursday after he walked away from an Acton ...
Attempted homicide of correctional officer being investigated at Pelican Bay State Prison
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officialsare investigating the alleged attempted homicide of a peace officer at Pelic ...
Incarcerated Man in Reentry Program Walks Out of Front Door of San Diego Facility
A search is underway Sunday for a man who walked away from the San Diego County Male Community Reentry Program, authorities said Sunday.
Hundreds of California prisoners are fighting the LA fires, with some earning little more than $1 an hour
Hundreds of California inmates are helping battle the LA wildfires. Some prisoner firefighters earn $26.90 per 24-hour shift, or just over $1 an hour.
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Opinion: California’s inmate firefighters deserve more than a raise. Make them employees
The Conservation Camp program, as the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation calls it, is an exemplar of prison labor. It allows participants to live outside the prison and earn ...
Homicide investigation underway after inmate is found dead in California prison, CDCR says
A man convicted of burglary in Sacramento County was declared dead Wednesday in his prison cell he shared with another inmate ...
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Inmates are fighting California wildfires: When did it start, how much do they get paid?
The Conservation (Fire) Camp Program, jointly run by California's corrections and fire departments, trains inmates to fight wildfires and respond to other emergencies. Inmate firefighters earn ...