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Western fires outpace California effort to fill inmate crews
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs wildfires rage across California each year, exhausted firefighters call for reinforcements from...
Part of California Men’s Colony in SLO will close soon, report reveals. Here’s when and why
San Luis Obispo Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPart of California Men’s Colony state prison in San Luis Obispo will close in November, a San Luis...
Rural counties increasingly rely on prisons to provide firefighters and EMTs who work for free, but...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 month agoGeorgia’s inmate fire crews respond to hundreds of calls in surrounding counties every year. Without...
Desperate mountain residents trapped by snow beg for help; 'We are coming,' sheriff says
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCal Fire Fenner Canyon fire crew inmates dig snow from around a residence at a Big Bear Lake trailer...
6 inmate firefighters suffer burns while working on hand crew near Castaic
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSix inmates suffered burn injuries Tuesday while working on a California Department of Corrections...
All Your Burning Questions About 'Fire Country' Season 2
Parade via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA second season of Fire Country is coming to CBS. The hit action-drama was co-created by Max...
Cal Fire to open new center in the Redding area
Redding Record Searchlight via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is opening a new fire center in the Redding area. The new location, though, won't feature big,...
California prisoners could get higher wages under new plan — but still less than $1 an hour
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIncarcerated men including Khiem Tran, foreground, work in the coding center at California's San...
The Story Behind How Max Thieriot’s Own Life Experiences Inspired CBS’ Fire Country
CinemaBlend via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMax Thieriot as Bode talking to his captain in Fire Country. For Max Thieriot, Fire Country isn’t...
California lawmakers revive effort to ban involuntary servitude as punishment for crimes
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn inmate from the Puerta La Cruz conservation camp in Warner Springs puts out burning downed trees...
