Search underway after inmate walks away from Acton Conservation Camp
Meza was transferred to Acton from Kern County in 2022 so he could serve 16 years for assault with a firearm with an ...
Inmate missing from Acton Conservation Camp
Staffers discovered 38-year-old Jessie Meza was missing during a head count, the California Department of Corrections and ...
Inmates are fighting California wildfires: When did it start, how much do they get paid?
Using inmate labor to fight fires has been a practice in California since the 1940s. Where did it start and what do participants actually do and get paid?
Nearly 1,000 inmates are helping to fight the L.A. wildfires. The ethics are complicated
California's program is not without controversy, as the inmates are paid little for dangerous and difficult work. Many ...
KTLA2 天
Inmate serving 16 years disappears from L.A. County conservation camp
California corrections officials are searching for an inmate who walked away from the Acton Conservation Camp in Los Angeles County Tuesday night. Staff discovered 38-year-old Jessie Meza was ...
Inmate found dead at North Kern State Prison, officials investigating as homicide
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating the death of an inmate at North Kern State ...
Investopedia10 天
The Hidden Economic Forces Behind California's Use of Inmates as Firefighters
How Many Inmates Are Fighting the L.A. Wildfires? About 9,000 firefighters have been deployed to put out the L.A. wildfires. According to California's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ...
Los Angeles Times16 天
Opinion: California’s inmate firefighters deserve more than a raise. Make them employees
started a fundraiser on Friday to support the fire crews of California’s prisons. Jan. 11, 2025 Other considerations belong in the discussion of helping inmate firefighters, including that they ...