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

California voters have rejected a measure amending the state Constitution to ban forced labor in any form. SACRAMENTO, Calif.

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

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 ...

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

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.

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

California voters reject proposed ban on forced prison labor.

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.

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