Coleen Rooney, wife of Derby County Manager Wayne Rooney, leaves the Royal Courts of Justice while wearing an ankle support boot, in London, Britain May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

In the flames, they are finding redemption. The 10 Oregon prisoners carry chainsaws, axes, shovels and hoes into the biggest wildfires the state has seen in a century. Banding together, they form lines in the forest and trudge up the steep ashen slopes of the Cascade Mountains, hunting embers that could reignite flames. The men are part of a seven-decade-old state-run program that aims to do two basic things: Rehabilitate prisoners by teaching them a trade, and provide extra boots on the ground for intense wildfire seasons. The men in a crew working the forested mountains near Paisley, Oregon, last week were mostly young and fit. They had to be to scale the punishing terrain. Ankle-deep ash slicked hills and meant the men slipped two steps back for each stride forward. REUTERS/Adrees Latif SEARCH "INMATES WILDFIRES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES Matching text: USA-WILDFIRES/INMATES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A combination photo shows Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge during a visit to the Only Connect head office in London on November 19, 2013 and visiting Rose Hill Primary School in Oxford (R) on February 21, 2012 where she wore the same Orla Kiely dress coat paired with brown Aquatalia ankle boots. REUTERS/Andrew Winning/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY ROYALS) 

A woman walks past a homeless man sleeping on the street in Beijing April 22, 2013. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY POVERTY) 

Models wait backstage during Ukrainian Fashion Week in Kiev March 7, 2013. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: FASHION SOCIETY) 

A convention goer wears Stars and Stripes heels during the second session of the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, August 28, 2012. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: FASHION POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

A woman walks during heavy snowfall in central Minsk April 2, 2012. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (BELARUS - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

A dog takes cover from the rain in the Ciudad Arce department of La Libertad, about 40 km (25 miles) west of San Salvador October 16, 2011. Torrential rain in Central America forced thousands to abandon their homes and trapped many In El Salvador, where twenty-seven people were killed. President Mauricio Funes declared a state of emergency. REUTERS / Luis Galdamez (EL SALVADOR - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

England's Dominic Waldouck loses a boot and holds his ankle during a Rugby Union match against the Australian Barbarians in Gosford June 15, 2010. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SPORT RUGBY) 

The ankle of England and Manchester United soccer player Wayne Rooney, encased in a protective plastic boot, is pictured as he leaves a hotel on crutches in Munich, March 31, 2010. Rooney's ankle dominated the sports pages on Wednesday with England and Manchester United supporters waiting anxiously for news from Old Trafford about their talismanic striker, after the 24-year-old was hurt in United's 2-1 Champions League quarter-final first leg defeat by Bayern Munich on Tuesday. The England striker has been in top form this season, netting 34 times and Fabio Capello's side are counting on him for the World Cup finals that start in South Africa in 72 days' time. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (GERMANY - Tags: SPORT SOCCER) 

Maria Mukhortova (skate) and Maxim Trankov of Russia perform during the Pairs Free Skating event at the World Figure Skating Championships in Turin March 24, 2010. REUTERS/Max Rossi (BELGIUM - Tags: SPORT FIGURE SKATING) 

A woman views work by Frances Stark during the opening of the new Nottingham Contemporary art centre, in Nottingham central England, November 13, 2009. The new £19 million building, by architects Caruso St John, officially opens on Saturday with a major retrospective exhibition of over 60 works by British artist David Hockney. REUTERS/Darren Staples (BRITAIN ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) 

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor wears a boot on her broken ankle during the third day of her U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill in Washington July 15, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES POLITICS CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A model presents a creation from Mexican designer Gustavo Helguera's Autumn/Winter 2009 collection during a fashion show in Mexico City May 22, 2009. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte (MEXICO FASHION) 

The shoes of French actress and jury president Isabelle Huppert are pictured as she arrives on the red carpet for the screening of the film "Inglourious Basterds" at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival May 20, 2009. Twenty films compete for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 24. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE ENTERTAINMENT) 

A model displays a creation as part of the Bottega Veneta Fall/Winter 2009/10 women's collection during Milan Fashion Week February 28, 2009 REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo (ITALY) 

A model displays a creation as part of Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter women's collection 2008/09 during Milan Fashion Week February 21, 2008. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (ITALY) 

Models displays shoes by Duyos during the Pasarela Cibeles Autumn/Winter 08-09 fashion week in Madrid February 11, 2008. REUTERS/Juan Medina (SPAIN) 

A model presents creations from the Lacoste 2008/2009 fall collection during New York Fashion Week February 2, 2008. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES) 

A model displays a creation for Brazilian designer Alexandre Herchcovitch as part of his Fall/Winter 2008 collection during the Sao Paulo Fashion Week January 16, 2008. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZIL) 

A model displays a creation from William Tang's Fall/Winter 2008 collection during Hong Kong Fashion Week January 16, 2008. REUTERS/Victor Fraile (CHINA) 

A model wears a creation from TNG's 2008 autumn/winter collection during the Fashion Rio Show in Rio de Janeiro January 10, 2008. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos (BRAZIL) 

Canadian singer Avril Lavigne arrives at the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo November 4, 2007. The World Music Awards honours the best selling recording artists from around the world. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (MONACO) 

Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham, with his ankle taped up, puts on a new pair of boots after warming up during their MLS soccer match against D.C. United in Washington August 9, 2007. Beckham, who is recovering from an ankle injury, made his first Major League soccer appearance. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (UNITED STATES) 

The left foot of Los Angeles Galaxy soccer star David Beckham is seen in his World Series of Football match against British club Chelsea at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California July 21, 2007. Beckham appeared in a limited role due to a swollen left ankle. REUTERS/Toby Melville (UNITED STATES) 

The injured left ankle of David Beckham is seen as he trains at his first official practice session for L.A. Galaxy at their stadium, The Home Depot Center, at Carson in California July 16, 2007.REUTERS/Toby Melville (UNITED STATES) 

Ankle boots worn by British television personality Fearne Cotton are seen onstage as she talks to the crowd at the Concert for Diana at Wembley Stadium in London July 1, 2007. Princess Diana's sons staged a charity concert in her memory on Sunday which they hope will quell her critics and celebrate her humanitarian achievements. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN) 

A construction worker looks at the central business district skyline in Singapore March 6, 2007. REUTERS/Nicky Loh (SINGAPORE) 

Model Naomi Campbell walks past photographers as she departs a Department of Sanitation facility in New York March 22, 2007. Campbell is currently serving a sentence of community service for throwing a mobile phone at her maid over a missing pair of jeans. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES) 

The boots and dog tags of U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Alexander S. Arredondo, who was killed on August 25, 2004 in Najaf, Iraq, sit on a casket as people read the names of killed soldiers (L), during an anti-war demonstration in Times Square in New York City March 11, 2007. Sponsored by the group "Granny Peace Brigade NYC" and other anti-war groups, the six-day long demonstration will invite people to read out loud the names of those killed in the war in Iraq as the five-year-anniversary of the U.S. lead invasion of Iraq approaches. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES) 

A model displays an outfit created by designer Duyos during the Spring/Summer 2006-07 Pasarela Cibeles fashion show in Madrid September 19, 2006. REUTERS/Andrea Comas(SPAIN) 

Maricopa County female inmates are padlocked by the ankle for chain gang
duty in Phoenix, Arizona October 21, 2003. The women are padlocked together
by the ankle and marched military style to a van to be transported to their
work site. The women volunteer for chain gang duty to get out of lockdown,
where four prisoners are shut in a cell 8 x 12 feet wide 23 hours day. If
they spend 30 days on the chain gang, picking up trash, weeding or burying
bodies, they can get out of the punishment cell. Pictures of the month
October 2003. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton PP03100138

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A model wears a grey jersey dress and grey suede ankle boots at the presentation of designer Kenneth Cole's Spring 2002 collection, in New York, September 10, 2001. 

A model wears a grey jersey dress and grey suede ankle boots at the presentation of designer Kenneth Cole's Spring 2002 collection, in New York, September 10, 2001. REUTERS/Peter Morgan

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Model Roxanna wears a navy and gold ankle length hooded mohair cardigan over a boot-cut whisker washed broken twill denim pant at a showing of Private Circle fashions in New York, February 10, 2001. 

Model Roxanna wears a navy and gold ankle length hooded mohair cardigan over a boot-cut whisker washed broken twill denim pant at a showing of Private Circle fashions in New York, February 10, 2001.

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Minister of Agriculture Douglas Hogg arrives for a Cabinet meeting in Downing St, March 13, sporting one hiking boot to support a damaged ankle. Hogg faces fierce opposition questioning and even calls for his resignation over his handling of BSE and the recent E-COLI outbreaks.

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