California depends on prison labor to deal with climate disasters—Canada must avoid a similar model
As wildfires continue to burn in and around Los Angeles, the fact that many of the firefighters battling the blazes are ...
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 ...
‘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.
At Otay Mesa jails, wildfire curbs visits to thousands behind bars just beyond evacuation zone
A state prison, a juvenile detention facility, three county jails and a federal detention center sit just outside the Border ...
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Californian Judge Grants Convicted Sex Offender Compassionate Release
A 67-year-old man serving a life sentence for child molestation was approved for compassionate release from prison Thursday in California. The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office told KCRA 3 that ...
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California lawmaker postpones planned immigration rights march due to L.A. wildfires
Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D-Carson) announced he postponed a planned march for immigration rights on Jan. 25 due to the L.A ...
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Ossining prison program, highlighted in 'Sing Sing,' grabs attention of the Oscars
A local prison program, highlighted in "Sing Sing," has received three Oscar nominations: Colman Domingo for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Adapted Screenplay (screenplay by Clint Bentley and Greg ...
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A free California? Trump visits as initiative to leave U.S. cleared to gather signatures
LOS ANGELES – President Donald Trump, long a vocal detractor of California, touched down in Los Angeles on Friday to tour fire ravaged areas, pledging federal support after days of criticizing ...
For Southern California DACA recipients, the limbo of Trump 2.0 looks familiar
The kids protected under Obama’s 2012 executive order have grown up, but they still can’t call their long-time home ‘home.’ ...
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California Wildfires: Expected rain may boost firefighting efforts, but officials are vigilant about flooding.
The Hughes fire is now 87 percent contained, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department ... have fueled wildfires for weeks in Southern California finally stopped blowing on Friday, and an ...
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Firefighters battling LA fires as rain expected to come soon
Firefighters on Friday battled several blazes in Southern California ahead of a rainy ... wildfire later filed a lawsuit against the department, the largest U.S. municipal utility.