California, Firefighters

People Are Shocked To Learn Incarcerated Firefighters In California Are Being Paid As Little As $6 A Day
"It's really important that people remember they are people just like us and are doing a very important and dangerous job."
Prison Labor in the Spotlight as Incarcerated California Firefighters Risk Lives for $5-10/Day
Around Los Angeles, firefighting crews continue to battle the Palisades and Eaton fires and other smaller blazes. Nearly a thousand of the firefighters deployed to help contain the devastating fires are incarcerated.
California prisoner firefighter program draws harsh criticism amid L.A. wildfires
Months after Californians voted against an amendment to end inmate servitude, incarcerated firefighters are on the front lines.
California’s Prisoner Firefighter Program Sparks Criticism Over Low Pay and Risky Conditions
California's prisoner firefighter program is under renewed criticism as over 700 incarcerated individuals fight deadly wildfires in Los Angeles. Critics highlight the program's low pay and the lack of post-release job opportunities.
California prison program allows inmates to volunteer for firefighting efforts
California firefighters are working with crews from across the U-S and around the world -- to battle deadly fires that have ravaged L-A.Among the thousands of firefighters suiting up -- are hundreds of inmates from the state's prison system.
California wildfire highlights prison labor as inmates battle blazes
As a destructive wildfire rages in California, the spotlight is on prison labor, with more than 700 incarcerated individuals fighting tirelessly to protect live

Kim Kardashian wants higher pay rate for inmate firefighters

‘We Need Everyone’: How Two Formerly Incarcerated Firefighters Are Building a Movement
This story originally published in 2022, but has been updated to reflect the recent fires ravaging neighborhoods across Los ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Incarcerated Firefighters Do Risky, Low-Pay Work. Many Say It’s The Best Job Behind Bars.
More than 900 prison firefighters were responding to the crisis in Los Angeles — but their pay is low and the ethics of their ...
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Prison firefighters earn $1/hour in dangerous LA blazes
The reality star, Kim Kardashian, is using her massive platform to expose the unfair treatment of incarcerated firefighters.
Incarcerated firefighters are making as little as $27 a day to battle L.A.’s fires
The program has been criticized for being exploitative, but some incarcerated people say the firefighting initiatives can be ...
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Incarcerated firefighter program turns ‘negative into positive’
Royal Ramey previously worked as a firefighter while incarcerated and now wants to help others follow a similar path.