Hughes Fire forces partial evacuation of 5,000+ person Los Angeles jail
A fast-moving California fire has forced authorities to evacuate part of a 5,000-person jail in Los Angeles County. The ...
L.A. inmate dies in cluster of suspected overdoses on jail transport bus
One person died from a suspected overdose and two others were hospitalized, disrupting a murder trial and other court proceedings scheduled to proceed Friday despite fires burning in Los Angeles.
Castaic jail complex in wildfire evacuation zone; officials plan to shelter in place
The Hughes fire broke out a little before 11 a.m., roughly five miles north of the Pitchess Detention Center. The Sheriff's ...
Castaic inmates shelter-in-place despite Hughes Fire evacuation order
Thousands of inmates at a Castaic jail complex were kept sheltered in place despite being within the evacuation zone of the 10,000-plus acre Hughes Fire that erupted Wednesday. The Hughes Fire was ...
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Inmate firefighters: Over 1,000 prisoners deployed to battle Los Angeles fires
Inmate firefighters responding to the ongoing Los Angeles fires and working 24-hour shifts are earning $26.90 per day, ...
Firefighters battle huge blaze near Los Angeles as winds pick up
Winds in the area were blowing at about 20-30mph (32-48km/h), but could pick up, which would fan the blaze and make it harder ...
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Harvard study suggests tactic for U.S. jails to reduce inmate deaths
Nine of the jails were in California, but they all had average daily populations between 100 and 3,000, meaning the Los Angeles jails — which average around 12,800 inmates per day — were not ...