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.

Officials say Mario Campbell, 36, was taken to a nearby hospital outside the prison, where he later fell to his injuries.

"It's really important that people remember they are people just like us and are doing a very important and dangerous job."

A lawsuit has been filed against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation after a hyper-violent prisoner allegedly captured a female officer in a prison

Rampant sexual abuse by guards at women’s prisons in California. An inmate suicide that went unnoticed for 18 hours in Washington state. Multiple jail breaks in Pennsylvania. Prisons and jails across the United States are overcrowded and understaffed,

Two inmates from Southern California are suspects in a deadly attack on a third inmate at California State Prison (SAC), previously called New Folsom Prison, California Department

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 Kwedar;

A state prison, a juvenile detention facility, three county jails and a federal detention center sit just outside the Border 2 fire’s evacuation zone. A single thoroughfare, Alta Road, connects the facilities, which, combined, house more than 4,600 men, women and children. CalFire said Friday that Alta was closed.

Dozens of disabled workers hired through the nonprofit PRIDE industries are losing their jobs at a California prison in a union outsourcing dispute.

Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D-Carson) announced he postponed a planned march for immigration rights on Jan. 25 due to the L.A. wildfires. The announcement was made through an email blast that went out to his constituents across the 65th Assembly District which includes Carson,

The fire danger in Southern California is far from over. As crews continue their battle, incarcerated firefighters part of a long-running state program are on the frontline. Supporters say the program offers a pathway out of prison,

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 criminal justice.