California wildfires: Prisoners called up to help fight fires : NPR
5 days ago · California has relied on incarcerated firefighters since 1915. And prison labor has been used to respond to emergencies and disasters nationwide for centuries, said Bianca Tylek, executive ...
How many prisoners are fighting the Los Angeles fires?
1 day ago · Incarcerated firefighters have been working "around the clock" cutting fire lines and removing fuel from behind structures to slow fire spread, the CDCR said, adding that the program is a source ...
Why Incarcerated Firefighters Are Battling the L.A. Fires
4 days ago · Read More: L.A. Fires Show the Reality of Living in a World with 1.5°C of Warming As of Friday morning, 939 incarcerated firefighters have been working “around the clock cutting fire lines and ...
What it’s like to be an incarcerated firefighter
1 day ago · Eddie Herrera Jr., a firefighter who lives in South Pasadena, California, served 18 years in prison, and for the last two was an incarcerated municipal firefighter.
Inmate firefighters: What to know about their role in California fires
2 days ago · Incarcerated fire crew members earn between $5.80 and $10.24 daily depending on skill level, according to the corrections department. During active emergencies, all crew members earn an additional ...
California prisoner firefighter program draws harsh criticism amid …
2 days ago · California’s century-old prisoner firefighter program is drawing fresh criticism as hundreds of incarcerated people have been deployed to fight the deadly wildfires in the Greater Los Angeles area.
The Dangerous Yet Desirable Work of Being an Incarcerated Firefighter ...
4 days ago · Historically, incarcerated firefighters have made up as much as 30% of the California wildfire force, according to the Los Angeles Times. Sentencing reforms have led to steady declines in the number of people incarcerated in the state, however, reducing the number of prisoners eligible to participate in work on the fire lines.
For Just Dollars a Day, Inmates Fight California’s Fires
4 days ago · Criminal justice advocates say that California’s fire camp program — like other prison labor programs — exploits incarcerated people. The incarcerated firefighters are paid less than minimum ...
How you can help the incarcerated firefighters battling L.A.
4 days ago · The Los Angeles-based Anti-Recidivism Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to ending mass incarceration, started a fundraiser on Friday to support the fire crews of California’s prisons. By Saturday ...
Los Angeles Fires: Inmates Tell Why They Chose to Be Firefighters
5 days ago · Take an essay in the Marshall Project written by inmate David Desmond, who called it “the best prison job I ever had.” “We were only paid $1 an hour when actively fighting a fire, but the ...