After 19-year-old Maliki Jabari-Lathum pleaded guilty to felony home invasion charges in March 2023, he served the first part of his sentence at a juvenile detention center, where he could complete high school. He quickly excelled in the program; when he graduated in June 2024, a group of guards and teachers approached him and his family with a suggestion. Jabari-Lathum, they said, would be a good fit for Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp, where incarcerated teenagers and young adults in California receive formal training in firefighting. For prisoners, the program offers skills that may prove valuable when they’re released……