Los Angeles wildfires: Inmates fight fires for less than $30 a day
Jan 18, 2025 · 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. ... accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP ...
Castaic jail complex in wildfire evacuation zone ... - Los Angeles …
4 days ago · The Hughes fire broke out a little before 11 a.m., roughly five miles north of the Pitchess Detention Center. The Sheriff's Department has struggled with a shortage of buses to transport inmates.
Among those fighting the Los Angeles wildfires: Prison ... - CBS News
6 days ago · Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are working to extinguish the massive blaze scorching Los Angeles. Here's how much they earn.
'This has been really devastating': Inside the ... - Los Angeles Times
Jan 18, 2025 · The pathway to becoming a firefighter after prison isn’t clear-cut. ... Summer Lin is a reporter on the Fast Break Desk, the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news team. Before coming to The Times ...
DA Wants Menendez Brothers Resentenced, Which Could Free Them From Prison
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón on Thursday said he will seek resentencing for Lyle and Erik Menendez in their parents’ murders, paving the way for their potential release ...
Newsom has approved three California prison ... - Los Angeles Times
Apr 1, 2024 · SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom went far beyond the promise he made in his first year in office to close at least one California state prison. But now, he is resisting calls from criminal...
California inmate transferred from L.A. County killed in violent attack
Aug 20, 2024 · Authorities are investigating the death of a 38-year-old condemned inmate transferred to Salinas Valley State Prison from Los Angeles County after an attack by another inmate Monday morning,...
2 Los Angeles County men exonerated after spending decades in prison
Dec 14, 2023 · LOS ANGELES — Two men who spent decades in prison for crimes they didn’t commit have been exonerated and freed, the Los Angeles County district attorney announced Wednesday.
The notoriously 'inhumane' conditions in a Los Angeles jail — …
Jul 8, 2023 · The ACLU struck an agreement with Los Angeles County Jails to address "inhumane" conditions. The county must now take steps to decarcerate people with mental illness and address overpopulation.
Debate continues over LA County jail overcrowding solutions
Apr 4, 2023 · The Los Angeles County jails are facing an overcrowding crisis, prompting a proposal by a county supervisor to release some inmates. Critics of the plan say that it could be dangerous for...