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 ...

The use of prison labour in fighting wildfires caused by climate injustice is only an extension of this injustice and a continuation of indentured servitude.

A state prison, a juvenile detention facility, three county jails and a federal detention center sit just outside the Border ...

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 ...

The Department of Education has dismissed 11 complaints regarding “book bans” the federal agency received during the Biden administration, it announced Friday. The department said it ended ...

When discussing marginalized populations, society often overlooks and even exploits one group: the incarcerated. This is ...

Can President Trump deport undocumented immigrants accused of crimes in California jails? Sheriffs will play a role in ...

The kids protected under Obama’s 2012 executive order have grown up, but they still can’t call their long-time home ‘home.’ ...

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