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- The prisoners fighting wildfires in California http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34285658 43 comments
- The Prisoners Fighting California's Wildfires http://www.buzzfeed.com/amandachicagolewis/the-prisoners-fighting-californias-wildfires#.ogn9bxreg 13 comments politics
- California is using prison labor to fight its record wildfires https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2018/8/9/17670494/california-prison-labor-mendocino-carr-ferguson-wildfires 25 comments worldnews
- California is using prison labor to fight its record wildfires https://www.vox.com/2018/8/9/17670494/california-prison-labor-mendocino-carr-ferguson-wildfires 43 comments politics
- Prisoners Are Getting Paid $1.45 a Day to Fight the California Wildfires https://www.aclu.org/blog/prisoners-rights/prisoners-are-getting-paid-145-day-fight-california-wildfires 239 comments politics
- Nearly half the people fighting wildfires wreaking havoc across California are prison inmates earning $1/hour. http://www.businessinsider.com/inmates-fighting-california-wildfires-2015-8 86 comments politics
- Prisoners in California will still be forced to fight wildfires and make furniture for minimal pay, as voters appear to have rejected Proposition 6 https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/california-slavery-prison-vote-election-2024-1235155591/ 26 comments economy
- Climate Change, Wildfires And COVID-19 Are Creating A Hellish Combo For California Prisons | People incarcerated in California are already fighting for their lives against a devastating pandemic. Now they are surrounded by flames, too. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-fires-covid-19-prisons-climate-change_n_5f405765c5b6763e5dc32b94?utm_campaign=hot%20news&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=93791033&_hsenc=p2anqtz--mdbhoimujgakhd0jnqh70taacxseq0b1abekh3khetirzfaf36dpbyc3vikfn8dst6tgqcqaopbqkz0pphvips9nhha&utm_content=93791033&utm_source=hs_email 3 comments politics
- 'Modern Day Slavery': Prisoner Firefighters Risking Their Lives in California Battling Wildfires an Example of System's Injustice, Say Critics — "California fights fires with slave labor." https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/30/modern-day-slavery-prisoner-firefighters-risking-their-lives-california-battling 40 comments politics