These minimum-security inmates ... Jeff Macomber, secretary of CDCR, in a statement: "Wildfires are a constant and formidable challenge for California. The work of our incarcerated firefighters ...

CDCR told Forbes that ... Some people who have gone through the program have said it provides inmates the opportunity to do important work. One former inmate told NPR that while it is dangerous ...

Katie Jackson, 40, said an inmate repeatedly sexually assaulted her at gunpoint for four hours while on the job at Sierra Conservation ... Jackson said. CDCR sent a statement about the lawsuit.