California Is Blaming Prison Reform for Incarcerated Fire Fighting Labor Shortage

Every time a dangerous wildfire breaks out somewhere in California, fire crews race to battle it. Incarcerated people play a major role in this effort; the state has about 2,600 incarcerated people fighting wildfires under the state’s fire camp program. Over the past four years, the state has had trouble recruiting…

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Source: Gizmodo – California Is Blaming Prison Reform for Incarcerated Fire Fighting Labor Shortage