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Inmates in Washington state's regular prison firefighting camps, who number around 230, are paid up to $1.50 per hour, based on experience, for their daily duties.
The fire killed 40 people and left 27 others seriously injured. [1] [2] According to Vice interviewees, prison officials demanded bribes from migrants to release them and avoid deportation. [3] The fire was allegedly started by inmates when they set fire to their mattresses to protest their detention conditions and impending deportation. [4]
Sierra Conservation Center (SCC) is a 420-acre (170 ha) state prison located in Tuolumne County, California, near the unincorporated community of Jamestown. Programs offered to prisoners include education, firefighting training, and sewing. [3] Location of Jamestown in Tuolumne County, and Tuolumne County in California
Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center, also known as Pitchess Detention Center or simply Pitchess, is an all-male county detention center and correctional facility named in honor of Peter J. Pitchess located directly east of exit 173 off Interstate 5 in the unincorporated community of Castaic in Los Angeles County, California.
Inmate firefighting crews received a special visit from a major celebrity last week. Celebrity Kim Kardashian visited Crew 3, Crew 5 and Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp at the Growlersburg ...
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) runs 44 conservation camps (also called fire camps) jointly with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The mission of the Conservation Camp program is to "support state, local and federal government ...
New York City's Department of Corrections is temporarily suspending the use of body-worn cameras after an employee suffered burns and smoke inhalation last week when hers suddenly caught fire.
Neven, the High Desert warden, has been serving as acting deputy director of operations for the entire Nevada prison system since October. Meanwhile, the state legislature has approved the hiring of 100 more correctional officers for facilities throughout the state—an increase that falls far short of the 499 staffers recommended by ASCA.