Meet the Prisoners Being Paid $1 an Hour to Battle the Deadly Climate-Fueled Fires of California

https://democracynow.org - As the death toll from the Camp Fire rises to 77, California is combatting its deadliest fire in state history using prison labor. Some 1,500 of the 9,400 firefighters currently battling fires in California are incarcerated. They make just a dollar an hour, but are rarely eligible to get jobs as firefighters after their release.

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