Inmate firefighters who battle fires like the ones in LA could get a raise under this bill
Incarcerated firefighters on the lower end of the pay scale currently earn around $30 a day during an active emergency.
The Incarcerated Firefighters Battling the L.A. Wildfires
California’s incarcerated firefighters battle wildfires for minimal pay. WSJ’s Ben C. Solomon joins one crew on the Los Angeles fire line, showing their critical role in protecting communities.
Incarcerated firefighters on the frontlines of the LA fires
According to the Guardian, California’s prisons have deployed more than 1,000 incarcerated people to battle on the frontlines.
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Roughly 30 percent of firefighters battling the California wildfires are incarcerated, earning time off their sentences and up to $26.90 per day.
Incarcerated firefighters join California wildfire battle efforts
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has deployed 931 incarcerated firefighters and 114 support staff through its Fire Camp Program.
How you can help the incarcerated firefighters battling L.A. wildfires
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.
Why Incarcerated Firefighters Are Battling the L.A. Wildfires
As of Friday morning, 939 incarcerated firefighters have been working “around the clock cutting fire lines and removing fuel behind structures to slow fire spread,” CDCR told TIME in an emailed statement. This includes 110 members of a support staff helping the firefighters.
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