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Aug 2020
32m 4s

The Sunday Read: 'In the Line of Fire'

The New York Times
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Many American states use the labor of inmates to help fight its fires, but none so more than California. Using incarcerated firefighters saves the state’s taxpayers an estimated $100 million a year. The women that choose to enter the firefighting camps are afforded better pay, by prison standards, and an improved quality of time served. However, the money t ... Show More
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