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 ...

By Cayla Mihalovich, CalMatters About 800 incarcerated firefighters are battling the unprecedented fires raging across Southern California, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

As wildfires continue to burn in and around Los Angeles, the fact that many of the firefighters battling the blazes are inmates from California's prison system has drawn significant attention in news coverage.

Tens of thousands of people ordered to flee their homes as wildfires tore through Los Angeles were told Thursday ... one of the fire training camps operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. "It's a chance to redeem myself."

Kim Kardashian posted a plea to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Instagram last week saying wages for inmates fighting the Los Angeles County wildfires should be raised. Right now, they’re paid

The wildfires that have taken over Los Angeles are still active, but in the midst of it all, John Legend took some time to entertain a group of incarcerated firefighters who’ve been on the front lines battling the Eaton Fire in the Pasadena/Altadena area.

He is serving 16 years for gun crimes and vandalism, according to authorities. The camp provides incarcerated hand crews to fight fires.

The search is on for an escaped prisoner who walked away from the Acton Conservation Camp in Los Angeles County on Tuesday night.The California Department of Co

California has just experienced one of its worst wildfire seasons in years, despite the Golden State's ample resources to combat the blazes once they spark.

Staffers discovered 38-year-old Jessie Meza was missing during a head count, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says.

Dodgers Chairman Mark Walter, basketball star Earvin “Magic” Johnson and LA28 President Casey Wasserman have kickstarted a philanthropic group focused on spurring rebuilding efforts after the Los Angeles fires.