Why Incarcerated Firefighters Are Battling the L.A. Wildfires
As of Friday morning, 939 incarcerated firefighters have been working “around the clock cutting fire lines and removing fuel behind structures to slow fire spread,” CDCR told TIME in an emailed statement. This includes 110 members of a support staff helping the firefighters.
Prison inmates among those fighting the Los Angeles wildfires
As of Thursday, 783 prison inmates have been deployed by the California ... the fires had scorched more than 45 square miles across the Los Angeles area. At least five people are dead, and more ...
Incarcerated firefighters are making as little as $27 a day to battle L.A.’s fires
The program has been criticized for being exploitative, but some incarcerated people say the firefighting initiatives can be rewarding.
Incarcerated Firefighters Battle California Blazes for Low Pay, Redemption
Roughly 30 percent of firefighters battling the California wildfires are incarcerated, earning time off their sentences and up to $26.90 per day.
Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are battling the LA fires, with some earning $27 for a 24-hour shift
Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are helping battle the California wildfires. Some earn $26.90 per 24-hour shift, or just over $1 an hour.
The inmate firefighters tackling the wildfires in Los Angeles
Hundreds of Californian prisoners have been deployed to help tackle the fires devastating the Los Angeles area. With wildfires raging, causing at least 10 deaths, burning down thousands of buildings and prompting evacuation orders for nearly 180,
Hundreds Of Incarcerated Firefighters Are Helping California Officials Put Out Wildfires
Close to 800 incarcerated firefighters have been released to assist with the wildfires across Southern California.
How many of California’s incarcerated firefighters battling the wildfires are people of color?
More than 900 incarcerated firefighters are helping to battle the historic wildfires wreaking havoc across Los Angeles County.
L.A. inmate dies in cluster of suspected overdoses on jail transport bus
One person died from a suspected overdose and two others were hospitalized, disrupting a murder trial and other court ...
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Here’s Why California Inmates Are Fighting Los Angeles Wildfires
Hundreds of inmates in California have reportedly been deployed to help fight the wildfires raging through Los Angeles and surrounding areas, drawing attention to California’s longstanding and ...
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Wildfires continue to destroy Los Angeles. It’s now up to hundreds of prison inmates to help slow the spread
Nearly 400 inmates are among the 14,000 emergency responders working on the wildfires that have destroyed at least 2,000 buildings and killed at least seven in the Los Angeles area. At present ...
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Inmates are among firefighters battling Los Angeles’ wildfires: Here’s why
As the department explains, the program gives inmates who meet certain eligibility requirements the option to embed with first responders from Cal Fire and the Los Angeles County Fire Department ...