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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," are among the emergency responders fighting the blazes, the California ...
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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.
CBS News8d
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 are ...
Latin Times14d
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, ...
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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 ...
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Nearly 800 prisoners now helping to battle Los Angeles fires
As firefighters work to contain the slew of brush fires spreading across Los Angeles County ... individuals, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) confirmed to ...
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 ...
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John Legend Sings “Ordinary People” For Incarcerated Los Angeles Firefighters
The wildfires that have taken over Los Angeles are still active, but in the midst of it all, John Legend took some time to ...
Los Angeles Times13d
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 prison ...
USA Today15d
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 ...
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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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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 ...