Investigation sought on using violent inmates to fight fires

A state lawmaker and a union president are calling for investigations after California's corrections department revealed that about 1,400 of the state's 3,700 inmate firefighters have previous convictions for violent offenses. Corrections officials had said for years that only nonviolent prisoners were allowed in the program. State Sen. Jim Nielsen of Gerber wants the California Department of ...

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Investigation sought on using violent inmates to fight fires

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