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CDCR Reports Incarcerated Person Walks Away from Acton Conservation Camp in Los Angeles County – Received from Kern County in 2022
CDCR Reports Incarcerated Person Walks Away from Acton Conservation Camp in Los Angeles County – Received from Kern County in 2022 ...
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United States: Prisoners freed to become firefighters and tackle Los Angeles fires
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has just announced that 783 inmates have been temporarily released to become firefighters and help fight the fires that have been ...
NBC Los Angeles on MSN16d
Hundreds of California inmates are fighting the Los Angeles fires. Here's how much they get paid
The role of inmate firefighters is in the spotlight as crews continue to battle the blazes in Southern California.
CBS News10d
Among those fighting the Los Angeles wildfires: Prison inmates earning less than minimum wage
As of Friday, 939 prison inmates have been deployed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ... than 55 square miles across the Los Angeles area. At least 10 people ...
highlandernews.org9d
Slave labor clause of California constitution leaves inmates unfairly fighting LA fires for less than $30 a day
More than 1,000 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) incarcerated firefighters have been working ...
CalMatters on MSN12d
Hundreds of California Prison Firefighters Join Battle Against Los Angeles Wildfires
By Cayla Mihalovich, CalMatters About 800 incarcerated firefighters are battling the unprecedented fires raging across ...
California depends on prison labor to deal with climate disasters—Canada must avoid a similar model
As wildfires continue to burn in and around Los Angeles, the fact that many of the firefighters battling the blazes are ...
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John Legend Sings “Ordinary People” For Incarcerated Los Angeles Firefighters
The wildfires that have taken over Los Angeles are still active, but in the midst of it all, John Legend took some time to ...
The Pantagraph12dOpinion
Commentary: California’s inmate firefighters deserve more than a raise. Make them employees
Kim Kardashian posted a plea to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Instagram last week saying wages for inmates fighting the Los Angeles ...
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Los Angeles fire evacuees told no return for at least a week
Tens of thousands of people ordered to flee their homes as wildfires tore through Los Angeles were told Thursday ... one ...
Inmate death at North Kern State Prison investigated as homicide
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is investigating the death of an inmate at North Kern ...