LA’s Wildfires Threaten Almost 40 Prisons and Jails. Here’s How They’re Responding.
LA’s Wildfires Threaten Almost 40 Prisons and Jails. Here’s How They’re Responding.
theappeal.org LA’s Wildfires Threaten Almost 40 Prisons and Jails. Here’s How They’re Responding.
The Appeal contacted 38 facilities that may have air quality issues, possible evacuations, and power outages amid the LA fires.
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As of Thursday evening, none of the nearly 100 kids incarcerated in the facility have been moved to safety, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Probation Department told The Appeal. The probation department oversees the county’s juvenile facilities.
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Seven jails are within 1.5 miles of the largely uncontained fires. None responded when asked about their plans to protect incarcerated people from air quality issues or potentially evacuate.
tl;dr: they aren't?