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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 ...
"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." ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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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 ...
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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, ...
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 ...