I am seeing chats about the ethics of using prisoners for firefighting duties.
My dad went to prison twice in CA and worked the fire crews both times. I can't overstate how much he loved the experience. He LIVED for it when serving time. It was meaningful work that got him outside and exercising. Everything he did had a positive impact. If he didn't have the felonies on his record that sent him to prison in the first place, he would have likely gone to CalFire and called it a career.
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In response to this postI know the rules are different now, but his stints were in the late 90's and early 2000's.
Joining the fire crews is voluntary, and at least for my dad, it was life-changing. He is an old man now and still talks about that time in his life with fondness despite being locked up.
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