The Conservation (Fire) Camp Program, jointly run by California's corrections and fire departments, trains inmates to fight wildfires and respond to other emergencies. Inmate firefighters earn ...

As of Friday, 939 prison inmates have been deployed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to help contain the blazes, the department confirmed to CBS News.

Not many people want to risk their jobs and benefits for their families for a bit of money. And inmates don't want to risk being thrown in the hole for trying to proposition an officer.

A Muslim inmate allegedly tried to kill five “kuffar” prison officers and shouted “Allahu Akbar” before one of the attacks, a court heard. Aklakur Rahman, 38, is accused of repeatedly ...

Isaiah Fields pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a disabled Marklund resident who later gave birth. He’s set to be sentenced ...

An inmate cannot pursue claims that prison staff forcibly administered ... Knecht delivered the judgment of the … Delivery to your office in downtown Chicago or mailed outside our hand-delivery zone.

Alderman Daniel LaSpata deferred a vote on lowering the speed limit in Chicago to 25 miles per hour Wednesday.

Inspector General Deborah Witzburg’s office pushed CFD to fire three people involved in the cover-up and place them on the ...

Column: Chicago Bears’ coaching search enters Week 2 as hot candidate Ben Johnson turns focus to Detroit’s playoff run Mike McCarthy is leaving the Dallas Cowboys Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy ...

A Lake County man was charged with drug trafficking after an investigation uncovered a stash of heroin, cocaine, meth and ...

CHICAGO - A Chicago man was charged in connection with an armed robbery last November in the Oakland neighborhood. Cortez ...