incarcerated firefighters california

Prison Labor in Spotlight

"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."

ZNetwork on MSN · 12h

Prison Labor in the Spotlight as Incarcerated California Firefighters Risk Lives for $5-10/Day

Transcript This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman. As Los Angeles braces for more high winds that could bring what’s been described as “explosive fire growth,

BuzzFeed on MSN · 16h

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." View Entire Post ›

Incarcerated Firefighters Battling the L.A. Wildfires

Wall Street Journal · 7h

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.

Newsweek on MSN · 4d

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.

Glamour on MSN · 2d

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."

Los Angeles, California and fire

Hosted on MSN · 2d

California Prison Crews Are Helping Fight the Los Angeles Fires

More than 1,800 incarcerated firefighters live year-round in minimum-security conservation camps, also known as “fire camps,” located across 25 counties in California, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation;

Fox News · 20h

New wildfires erupt in California as flames continue to rage across Los Angeles

Three new wildfires have started in southern California since Monday as dry conditions and destructive winds continued to create a high fire risk in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. At least 25 people have been killed in the disaster and dozens more are missing.

Yahoo · 1d

Native nations respond to Los Angeles fires

From firefighting crews to cash donations, tribes are reaching out to help victims of the massive California fires

2don MSN

California prisoner firefighter program draws harsh criticism amid L.A. wildfires

California’s century-old prisoner firefighter program is drawing fresh criticism as hundreds of incarcerated people have been ...

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 ...

The Grio6d

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 ...

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 ...

‘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 ...

Rolling Out2d

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.

KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco on MSN5d

Incarcerated firefighters are helping save SoCal—what happens after they get out?

As fires continue to rage across the Los Angeles area, 939 incarcerated firefighters have joined the front lines to support ...

1don MSN

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 ...

Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.

Hide inaccessible results

Prison Labor in Spotlight

Incarcerated Firefighters Battling the L.A. Wildfires

Los Angeles, California and fire

Related topics