Sheddling Light on Prisons and Jails

LA wildfires highlight unfair conditions for incarcerated workers

Among the brave first responders who helped contain this year’s devastating Los Angeles wildfires were more than 900 incarcerated firefighters. Working 24-hour shifts on “hand crews” that dig firebreaks and clear brush to keep the infernos from spreading, incarcerated workers for Cal Fire could expect to make just a little over $1 per hour. Their […]

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