"More than 900 incarcerated people are among the more than 7,500 personnel helping fight the historic, and destructive, Southern California wildfires...This is not a new practice. California has relied on incarcerated firefighters since 1915. And prison labor has been used to respond to emergencies and disasters nationwide for centuries, said Bianca Tylek, executive director of Worth Rises, a criminal justice advocacy organization."
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/10/nx-s1-5254122/inmate-firefighters-california-wildfires
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In response to this post@bicmay as long as it is voluntary and they are paid the same wages, I don't have an issue with this. This could even be beneficial
@nicholasr @bicmay I would be shocked if they are paid the same wages! $5-10/day https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3rwdjwglx2o
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