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Prison Labor in the Spotlight as Incarcerated California Firefighters Risk Lives for $5-10/Day
AMY GOODMAN: Historically, incarcerated firefighters has made up as much as 30% of the California wildfire force? Is ...
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 ...
Inmate firefighters who battle fires like the ones in LA could get a raise under this bill
Incarcerated firefighters on the lower end of the pay scale currently earn around $30 a day during an active emergency.
"This Is Not Rehabilitation This Is Slave Labor": People Are Shocked That Incarcerated Firefighters In California Are Paid As Little As $6 A Day
"It's really important that people remember they are people just like us and are doing a very important and dangerous job." ...
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$1 an hour: Experts question low wages for California incarcerated firefighters
[Related: California voters to decide on criminal justice propositions in November ballot] With a significant amount of the state’s fire department consisting of incarcerated people, ...
Blink-182 announces one-night benefit show to support inmate firefighters and fire relief
All proceeds will be donated to the Pasadena Humane Society, California Fire Department, LAFD Foundation, and the ...
Travis Barker Pays a Visit to Incarcerated Firefighters amid L.A. Fires: 'These Guys Are Heroes'
The Blink-182 drummer was seen at the Rose Bowl Complex in Pasadena, Calif., alongside incarcerated firefighters and members ...
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Inmate firefighters could see pay raise under proposed CA bill
Incarcerated fire crew members earn as little as $5.80 per day, but a bill recently introduced by California Assemblymember ...
He was both fire captain and prolific arsonist. His novel put him in prison
The FBI would eventually call John Orr the most prolific serial arsonist of the 20th century, and when he went on trial in 1998, prosecutors presented his manuscript as a thinly veiled memoir of his ...
California depends on prison labor to deal with climate disasters—Canada must avoid a similar model
As wildfires continue to burn in and around Los Angeles, the fact that many of the firefighters battling the blazes are ...