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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 · 10h

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 · 13h

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 ›

Wildfires, California

Wall Street Journal · 4h

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 Firefighters Hold the Line

Hosted on MSN · 1d

Inmate firefighters: Over 1,000 prisoners deployed to battle Los Angeles fires

Inmate firefighters responding to the ongoing Los Angeles fires and working 24-hour shifts are earning $26.90 per day, according to the California Dept. of Corrections.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Los Angeles Firefighters Hold the Line Despite Extreme Conditions

Firefighters on Tuesday held the line against two massive wildfires that have ravaged parts of Los Angeles for the past week, even as desert winds and a parched landscape presented extremely hazardous conditions.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Los Angeles residents hire private firefighters to save their homes

Private firefighters are working alongside municipal departments to battle the wildfires. Here's how much they cost.

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

‘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 ...

1don MSN

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 ...

3don MSN

California relying on prisoners, Mexico to provide firefighters to battle Los Angeles wildfires

California has deployed firefighters from Mexico as well as nearly 1,000 prison inmates to help combat deadly wildfires that ...

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.

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.

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