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Among those fighting the Los Angeles wildfires: Prison inmates earning less than minimum wage
As of Friday, 939 prison inmates have been deployed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ... than 55 square miles across the Los Angeles area. At least 10 people ...
The Associated Press on MSN11d
On LA fire lines, inmates shoulder heavy packs and tackle dangerous work for less than $30 a day
Over 1,100 California inmates have worked around the clock to help fight Los Angeles-area fires that have killed at least 25 ...
CalMatters on MSN11d
Hundreds of California Prison Firefighters Join Battle Against Los Angeles Wildfires
By Cayla Mihalovich, CalMatters About 800 incarcerated firefighters are battling the unprecedented fires raging across ...
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 ...
Los Angeles Times14d
Opinion: California’s inmate firefighters deserve more than a raise. Make them employees
Gavin Newsom on Instagram last week saying wages for inmates fighting the Los Angeles County ... as the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation calls it, is an exemplar of ...
USA Today16d
Inmates are fighting California wildfires: When did it start, how much do they get paid?
The Conservation (Fire) Camp Program, jointly run by California's corrections and fire departments, trains inmates to fight wildfires and respond to other emergencies. Inmate firefighters earn ...
NBC Chicago16d
Hundreds of California inmates are fighting the Los Angeles fires. Here's how much they get paid
Among the thousands of firefighters battling the relentless wind-driven blazes in Southern California this month, hundreds of them are prisoners, members of the statewide Conservation Fire Camp ...
recordnet15d
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.
The Pantagraph11dOpinion
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 ...
ABC76h
More than 600 applications submitted on first day of wildfire debris removal program in LA County
More than 600 "right of entry" forms giving the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permission to clear debris of wildfire-destroyed ...