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California’s incarcerated fire crews: Rehabilitation or exploitation?
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Letters to the Editor: We rely on incarcerated firefighters. That highlights our hypocrisy on public safety
Up to 30% of California's firefighters are prisoners. That's exploitative, and it shows our public safety priorities are ...
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 ...
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Incarcerated firefighters on the frontlines of the LA fires
According to the Guardian, California’s prisons have deployed more than 1,000 incarcerated people to battle on the frontlines ...
Opinion: California’s inmate firefighters deserve more than a raise. Make them employees
The work done by prisoners to prevent and contain fires is just as valuable as that of other responders. But unlike their ...
Waters and Sherman introduce bill to address gaps in wildfire insurance coverage
Reps. Maxine Waters and Brad Sherman reintroduce legislation that would require a study assessing the danger wildfires pose ...
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Los Angeles wildfire death toll surges to 24 as firefighters brace for more fierce winds
A surging death toll is accompanying a slight break in the weather as firefighters in Los Angeles cast a wary eye on a forecast for yet more wind ...
How to Help Those Affected by the Wildfires in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation supports over 3,000 local firefighters and paramedics. It accepts donations to buy the proper equipment and tools for firefighters to effectively battle ...
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Fire claims life in Richwood
RICHWOOD, W.Va. — One person is dead following a fire in Richwood. Richwood police said It happened Wednesday night at a ...
Men get federal prison for Ohio crime spree, interstate shootout
Two men sentenced to federal prison for 2023 crime spree involving stolen vehicles, wounded officer, 125 mph chase.
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Woman receives stayed sentence for burning Islamic Center with a lighter and aerosol can
Prosecutors alleged Suzette Gay Thompson used an aerosol can and lighter to set a curtain on fire at the Islamic Center in ...
Guards ‘systematically and casually’ beat New York inmate to death, lawsuit says
The son of an inmate who died after a prolonged beating by New York prison guards said in a federal lawsuit Wednesday that ...