The Hidden Economic Forces Behind California's Use of Inmates as Firefighters
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 ...
PBS4d
How incarcerated firefighters are helping battle the blazes around Los Angeles
The fire danger in Southern California is far from over. As crews continue their battle, incarcerated firefighters part of a long-running state program are on the frontline. Supporters say the program ...
CBS News6d
Among those fighting the Los Angeles wildfires: Prison inmates earning less than minimum wage
As of Friday, 939 prison inmates have been deployed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ... than 55 square miles across the Los Angeles area. At least 10 people are ...
California depends on prison labour to deal with climate disasters — Canada must avoid a similar model
The use of prison labour in fighting wildfires caused by climate injustice is only an extension of this injustice and a continuation of indentured servitude.
CBS News6d
California firefighters make progress on Hughes Fire in Castaic; maps show areas under evacuation
which they can do on a few Los Angeles County websites. As of Monday morning, the Palisades Fire was 59% contained and had scorched 37 square miles, according to the California Department of ...
NBC Los Angeles5d
31,000 under evacuation orders in fast-moving Hughes Fire in Castaic
There is no extension to the Evacuation Warning zone at this time," wrote the Los Angeles Fire Department ... according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
‘Devastating’ layoff notices hit California disabled prison contractors after union dispute
Dozens of disabled workers hired through the nonprofit PRIDE industries are losing their jobs at a California prison in a union outsourcing dispute.
Los Angeles Times5d
Opinion: How governable is Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is being investigated ... may be on a collision course with Trump’s immigration policy. Southern California’s construction industry is heavily reliant on immigrant labor.
Global News3d
Los Angeles wildfires: Thousands forced to evacuate as huge fire rages
The California fires have caused at least ... The blaze was first reported just after 11 p.m. Wednesday, but the Los Angeles Fire Department announced early Thursday that forward progress had ...
New York Post5d
Los Angeles continues to burn as Santa Ana winds return to strength and fuel fires near San Diego
LA’s red flag warning — issued when conditions are particularly suited to cause wildfires — are in place until Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Fire Department has advised. Firefighters ...
Los Angeles Times4d
Opinion: Before rebuilding, we should recognize the fires’ tragedies and opportunities
Liberal lawmakers in California ... the United States Institute of Peace and the Department of Defense’s Minerva Research Initiative. Los Angeles has a tremendous amount of infrastructure ...
USA Today3d
San Diego blazes erupt; progress made on raging Hughes Fire: Wildfire updates
Editor's note: This file captures the news of the California wildfires from ... contained its spread to about 40 acres. The Los Angeles Fire Department said no structures were damaged in the ...