How Disaster Provides Cover for Authorities to Target Immigrants
Efforts to target immigrants amid the 1992 L.A. Uprising point to what deportations might look like under Trump 2.0.
Opinion
Californians made it clear they want a different approach to addiction and homelessness
Proposition 36 strikes the right balance to break cycles fueling addiction and homelessness, argues the El Dorado County district attorney.
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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 ...
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 ...
On LA fire lines, inmates tackle dangerous work for less than $30 a day
Sal Almanza has worked 24-hour shifts in grueling terrain, cutting fire lines and hauling away brush trying to keep ahead of ...
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Hundreds of California Prison Firefighters Join Battle Against Los Angeles Wildfires
By Cayla Mihalovich, CalMatters About 800 incarcerated firefighters are battling the unprecedented fires raging across ...
Inmate shares experience battling LA wildfires
As the disastrous infernos destroy neighborhoods in Southern California, over 1,000 prisoners are working as “volunteer ...
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Inmate firefighters could see pay raise under proposed CA bill
Incarcerated fire crew members earn as little as $5.80 per day, but a bill recently introduced by California Assemblymember Isaac Bryan could change that by giving them a pay raise.
Inmates Battling LA Wildfires See Chance For Redemption
Inmate Jacob Castro cuts firebreaks in the hills around Los Angeles. It's hard work, but having been in prison for 29 years, ...