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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Hundreds of California prisoners are fighting the LA fires, with some earning little more than $1 an hour
Hundreds of prisoners in California are helping battle the LA wildfires. Some earn $26.90 per 24-hour shift, or just over $1 ...
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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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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 ...
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Incarcerated Firefighters Do Risky, Low-Pay Work. Many Say It’s The Best Job Behind Bars.
More than 900 prison firefighters were responding to the crisis in Los Angeles — but their pay is low and the ethics of their ...
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 ...
Inmates are among firefighters battling Los Angeles’ wildfires: Here’s why
Among the thousands of boots on the ground battling the wildfires in Los Angeles are hundreds of incarcerated individuals — a fact that has renewed attention on California’s longstanding, ...
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Wildfires continue to destroy Los Angeles. Its now up to hundreds of prison inmates to help slow the spread
Fire crews are getting a unique hand in trying to slow the blazes tearing through Los Angeles - the California prison system Nearly 400 inmates are among the 14,000 emergency responders working on ...
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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 ...
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Wildfires continue to destroy Los Angeles. It’s now up to hundreds of prison inmates to help slow the spread
Fire crews are getting a unique hand in trying to slow the blazes tearing through Los Angeles - the California prison system Nearly 400 inmates are among the 14,000 emergency responders working on the ...