California Is Blaming Prison Reform for Incarcerated Fire Fighting Labor Shortage
by Yessenia Funes on Earther, shared by Tom Ley to De from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#4PGGA)
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"