California Prison Crews Are Helping Fight the Los Angeles Fires
They join thousands of firefighting and emergency personnel who have been dispatched to respond to multiple fires throughout ...
Inmates, including 29 youths from Mother Lode, join fight against California wildfires
Using inmate labor to fight fires has been a practice in California since the 1940s. Even some youth offenders from the Lode ...
Hundreds of California prison inmates fight wildfires - and stigma
Critics say using incarcerated men and women to fight fires is cheap labour, but supporters say it is rehabilitative.
For Just Dollars a Day, Inmates Fight California’s Fires
Hundreds of incarcerated people are firefighting in Los Angeles. They are paid a maximum of $10.24 a day, and receive an ...
VERIFYING claims about inmates who fight wildfires in California
How much do incarcerated firefighters in California make? Will they be able to get firefighting jobs upon release? Here’s ...
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Incarcerated people are fighting California wildfires in long-running and controversial practice
California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the use of prisoners as firefighters, the ...
Nearly 1,000 inmates are helping to fight the L.A. wildfires. The ethics are complicated
California's program is not without controversy, as the inmates are paid little for dangerous and difficult work. Many ...
Hundreds Of California Prisoners Are Joining The Fight Against The Los Angeles Wildfires
Nearly 950 inmates are removing timber and brush in an attempt to slow the spread of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area, ...
‘No One Treated Us Like Inmates’: Why Prisoners Opt to Fight Fires
In California, incarcerated people become firefighters, but the low pay — and few job prospects when they're out — can make ...
Inmate killed at New Folsom prison, CDCR says. 1 suspect convicted of murder at same facility
One of two involved suspects is serving a life sentence for murdering an inmate in 2019 at the same prison, according to state corrections officials.
The prison inmates risking their lives fighting LA wildfires for just $1 an hour
Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, ...
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Inmates are fighting California wildfires in long-running and controversial practice
California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the use of inmates as firefighters, the ...