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Inmates are fighting California wildfires in long-running and controversial practice
Posted on 1/10/25 at 10:23 am
Posted on 1/10/25 at 10:23 am
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Nearly 800 incarcerated people are among the more than 7,500 personnel helping fight the historic, and destructive, Southern California wildfires.
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This is not a new practice. California has relied on incarcerated firefighters since 1915. And prison labor has been used to respond to emergencies and disasters nationwide for centuries, said Bianca Tylek, executive director of Worth Rises, a criminal justice advocacy organization
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California's department of corrections says individuals who are part of this program are there voluntarily and are paid between $5.80 and $10.24 per day
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Posted on 1/10/25 at 10:29 am to The Mick
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there voluntarily and are paid between $5.80 and $10.24 per day
No issues with this. They also get free meals and housing.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 10:31 am to The Mick
Kamala championed these policies when she was AG
Posted on 1/10/25 at 10:31 am to The Mick
Ummm. Inmates living rent free on the taxpayers dime should do anything they're told considering they got themselves into the shite they're in .
This post was edited on 1/10/25 at 10:31 am
Posted on 1/10/25 at 10:31 am to The Mick
quote:Nice click bait headline NPR.
California's department of corrections says individuals who are part of this program are there voluntarily and are paid between $5.80 and $10.24 per day, with additional pay provided during emergencies and in other circumstances.
This post was edited on 1/10/25 at 10:32 am
Posted on 1/10/25 at 10:31 am to The Mick
They have a dent to society. That being said, yreat them like humans
Posted on 1/10/25 at 10:32 am to BamaCoaster
This was going on long before she was AG, or anything else for that matter.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 10:35 am to jmarto1
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dent to society.
Huh?
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yreat them like humans
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Maybe you should stop drinking it's 10 in the morning for Christ sakes
Posted on 1/10/25 at 10:37 am to The Mick
I truly do not understand how something people get paid for and volunteer to do can be considered "controversial." Every single one of those inmates is thrilled to be out of jail and doing this instead.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 10:37 am to The Mick
Actually a pretty cool idea.........as long as they don't plan on escaping 
Posted on 1/10/25 at 10:38 am to jmarto1
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That being said, yreat them like humans
Many of those guys would pay to work outside of the prison.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 10:41 am to imjustafatkid
Fire Fighters Union opposes this. Politics and Prisons is a great book about this as far as Louisiana goes.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 10:43 am to The Mick
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This post was edited on 1/30/25 at 9:39 pm
Posted on 1/10/25 at 10:43 am to The Mick
If I were in prison, I would be down to help fight fires to get out of there a bit. Also, to help contribute back to a society I apparently violated. Hence I need to make amends. Sounds like both a self-serving and noble cause, potentially.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 10:43 am to The Mick
Can they get hired on after their debt is paid? Pretty awesome if they can be. Job training for sure lowers recidivism.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 11:47 am to The Mick
They also get time off their sentence and have a job in the forestry service as a wildland firefighter waiting on them when they get out if they want it. That's the whole point.
ETA: I think it was Fire Chasers, maybe another one, on Netflix that followed and documented some people in this program.
ETA: I think it was Fire Chasers, maybe another one, on Netflix that followed and documented some people in this program.
This post was edited on 1/10/25 at 12:00 pm
Posted on 1/10/25 at 11:54 am to The Mick
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:07 pm to BottomlandBrew
quote:Apparently so... seems like a win win no matter how you slice it.
Can they get hired on after their debt is paid? Pretty awesome if they can be. Job training for sure lowers recidivism.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:26 pm to The Mick
This is not a new practice
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