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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 Battle California Blazes for Low Pay, Redemption
Roughly 30 percent of firefighters battling the California wildfires are incarcerated, earning time off their sentences and up to $26.90 per day.
Kim Kardashian Advocates for Incarcerated Firefighters Amid the California Wildfires
Aside from previously announced donations to those affected by the wildfires, Kardashian is calling on California Governor Gavin Newsom to raise incarcerated firefighters' wages "to a rate [that] honors a human being risking their life to save our lives and homes."
Kim Kardashian calls for pay raise for incarcerated firefighters: 'I see them as heroes'
Kim Kardashian is calling for a pay raise for incarcerated firefighters, saying the "heroes" get "paid almost nothing" for risking their lives.
Kim Kardashian Pushes For Incarcerated Firefighters To Be Paid More Amid LA Blazes
Kardashian called incarcerated firefighters "heroes" as she asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to lift wages for those "risking their life to save our lives and homes."
Kim Kardashian wants higher pay rate for inmate firefighters: 'I see them as heroes'
Kim Kardashian is calling on California's government to raise the pay rate for the state's incarcerated firefighters battling the devastating L.A. fires.
Kim Kardashian Called Out for Making L.A. Fires ‘Political’
Kim Kardashian made higher wages for incarcerated firefighters her latest “cause” amid California’s destructive wildfires, but one formerly incarcerated firefighter—Machete actor Danny Trejo—says the Kardashian is barking up the wrong tree.
Kim Kardashian praises incarcerated firefighters battling LA wildfires
Kim Kardashian has commended an interview spotlighting incarcerated firefighters, drawing attention to their role amid the ongoing LA wildfires. The fires destroyed around 12,000 homes, businesses, schools and other structures,

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"This Is Not Rehabilitation This Is Slave Labor": People Are Shocked That Incarcerated Firefighters In California Are 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." ...
Kim Kardashian wants inmate firefighter raises. A California lawmaker agrees.
SACRAMENTO, California — As wildfires continue to scorch the Los Angeles area, a California state lawmaker is leading a push ...
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How many of California’s incarcerated firefighters battling the wildfires are people of color?
As historic wildfires blaze a path of destruction across Los Angeles County in California, hundreds of incarcerated firefighters have been deployed to help battle the flames. Since the fires ...
California incarcerated firefighter program turns 'negative into positive' | Banfield
Chief Royal Ramey, co-founder and CEO of the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program, says he turned a "negative into a ...
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 ...
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 ...
‘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 ...
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Danny Trejo Criticizes Kim Kardashian for Convict Firefighter Comments
Kim Kardashian called for incarcerated firefighters to be paid more than $1 per hour while fighting wildfires.