California revamps its website for L.A. County fire recovery
The state has unveiled its revamped fire relief website offering a one-stop shop to help those affected by the L.A. County ...
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As the fire risk fades, Los Angeles is busy piecing lives back together after widespread tragedy
Resource centers in Los Angeles County are fielding thousands of questions from thousands of tragedies, helping fire victims start over.
Wildfire evacuation zone grows, unclear if 5,000-person jail complex will evacuate
The Hughes fire broke out a little before 11 a.m., roughly 5 miles north of the Pitchess Detention Center. The sheriff's ...
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 shoulder heavy packs and tackle dangerous work for less than $30 a day
Over 1,100 California inmates have worked around the clock to help fight Los Angeles-area fires that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes.
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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 ...
Prisoner fighting LA fires given 'path for a second chance'
As the disastrous infernos destroy neighborhoods in Southern California, over 1,000 prisoners are working as “volunteer ...
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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, ...
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Survivor of California prison ‘rape club’ shares her story
The prison in Dublin was called “the rape club” by corrections staff who took advantage of female prisoners for years. Dinhora, who asked we not use her last name, said in court documents the prison’s ...