One of the critical jobs that prisoners can be required to work is fighting wildfires. While salaried firefighters in ...

Proposition 6 would have banned the use of involuntary servitude as punishment for crimes. It was rejected by California ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters have rejected a measure amending the state Constitution to ban forced labor in ...

Voters appear to be rejecting Proposition 6 in California, a measure to end involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime.

The measure aims to make prison labor voluntary, following the lead of states across the country that have banned slavery in ...

California Proposition 6 would amend the state constitution to remove a provision allowing jails and prisons to impose ...

A homicide investigation is underway after an inmate was found dead in his cell at Solano State Prison in Vacaville this week ...

Other states, including Nevada, are deleting references to slavery in their constitutions and banning forced prison labor.

Proposition 6 on California's 2024 election ballot would ban forced labor as a form of punishment. Supporters say it would prioritize rehabilitation in prison.

Lower-than-expected support for proposition comes as multiple California cities looked set to oust progressive district ...

A former K-9 officer allegedly kept illegal items to plant and "find" in detention facilities as part of a scheme to inflate his success and earn extra pay.