Officials say Mario Campbell, 36, was taken to a nearby hospital outside the prison, where he later fell to his injuries.

More than 1,800 incarcerated firefighters live year-round in minimum-security conservation camps, also known as “fire camps,” located across 25 counties in California, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation;

"CDCR cannot comment on pending litigation. However, CDCR’s top priority is the safety and well-being of our staff and those who reside in our institutions. When incidents occur within a facility, CDCR conducts internal investigations and refers matters to the local district attorney as appropriate."

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Incarcerated fire crew members earn as little as $5.80 per day, but a bill recently introduced by California Assemblymember Isaac Bryan could change that by giving them a pay raise.

Staff immediately initiated an emergency count, confirming [Santiago] Duran was not at the camp,” a prison statement said.

As the disastrous infernos destroy neighborhoods in Southern California, over 1,000 prisoners are working as “volunteer firefighters” to help extinguish the blazes.

The work done by prisoners to prevent and contain fires is just as valuable as that of other responders. But unlike their professional counterparts, they don't receive protections or benefits.

Nearly 950 inmates are removing timber and brush in an attempt to slow the spread of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The corrections department has run the program for more than 100 years.

Using inmate labor to fight fires has been a practice in California since the 1940s. Even some youth offenders from the Lode have joined the battle.

Hundreds of incarcerated people are firefighting in Los Angeles. They are paid a maximum of $10.24 a day, and receive an additional $1 for each hour that they battle the deadly blazes.

As fires continue to rage across the Los Angeles area, 939 incarcerated firefighters have joined the front lines to support the efforts of local fire crews, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation confirmed to KTVU.