California introduces new bill to pay incarcerated firefighters the same wage as non-incarcerated firefighters.
California introduces new bill to pay incarcerated firefighters the same wage as non-incarcerated firefighters.
30% of California’s firefighters are incarcerated, and many make as little as $6 a day.
30% of California’s firefighters are incarcerated, and many make as little as $6 a day.
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Why are firefighters in prison?
Or is it prisoners can apply to be firefighters?
Confused
Yeah, this title is less than great. When I read it, I initially interpreted as them deciding to pay full wages to firefighters who had engaged in on-the-job misconduct or something, which made no sense.
It should've read "California introduces new bill to pay prison slaves forced to labor as firefighters the same wage as free firefighters."
As I understood it, prisoners in California can be applied to be firefighters.
I hope they get proper protection.
At first I was also really confused, the title is bad imo.
Reading further into it seems to be prisoners working as extra firefighters, not "normal" full-time firefighters that were arrested lol