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How many prisoners are fighting the Los Angeles fires?
As brush fires continue to spread across Los Angeles County, more than 1,000 prisoners, working as "incarcerated firefighters ...
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California Prison Crews Are Helping Fight the Los Angeles Fires
according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. They join thousands of firefighting and emergency ...
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Hundreds of California inmates are fighting the Los Angeles fires. Here's how much they get paid
The role of inmate firefighters is in the spotlight as crews continue to battle the blazes in Southern California.
Opinion: California’s inmate firefighters deserve more than a raise. Make them employees
The work done by prisoners to prevent and contain fires is just as valuable as that of other responders. But unlike their ...
Inmates are fighting California wildfires: When did it start, how much do they get paid?
Using inmate labor to fight fires has been a practice in California since the 1940s. Where did it start and what do ...
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 ...
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 ...
2 inmates from Southern California suspects in deadly prison yard attack
Two inmates from Southern California are suspects in a deadly attack on a third inmate at California State Prison (SAC), ...
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Inmates, including 29 youths from Mother Lode, join fight against California wildfires
As wildfires continue to devastate Southern California, thousands of first responders are on the ground, trying to get the destruction under control. About 900 of them are prison inmates.
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What is Conservation (Fire) Camp Program? California incarcerated firefighters program triggers criticism amid LA Wildfires
Although the Conservation (Fire) Camp Program provides critical support during wildfire season, it has faced significant ...
Death toll rises, along with danger of more wildfires in California
The death toll surged late Sunday with an update from the Los Angeles County medical examiner. At least 16 people were ...
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Commentary: California’s inmate firefighters deserve more than a raise. Make them employees
Kim Kardashian posted a plea to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Instagram last week saying wages for inmates fighting the Los Angeles ...