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As blazes spread, Covid-19 in California prisons hits crucial inmate firefighting force
Title (Dublin Core)
As blazes spread, Covid-19 in California prisons hits crucial inmate firefighting force
Description (Dublin Core)
California depends on prison inmate firefighters to be part of their wildfire defense teams. This year, due to illness and early release, they are missing half of their prison inmate firefighters. To help alleviate the shortage the Governor, Gavin Newsom, has called in the National Guard.
wildfire, California, prison labor, incarceration, National Guard, climate change
Date (Dublin Core)
August 21, 2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
Emma Newburger
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Chris Twing
Event Identifier (Dublin Core)
HST580
Partner (Dublin Core)
Arizona State University
Type (Dublin Core)
Article
Link (Bibliographic Ontology)
Publisher (Dublin Core)
CNBC
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Environment & Landscape
English
Government State
English
Health & Wellness
English
Labor
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
wildfire
prison
inmate
emergency
firefighter
California
Collection (Dublin Core)
Incarceration
Environment
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
08/22/2020
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
08/24/2020
08/02/2022
09/24/2024
This item was submitted on August 22, 2020 by Chris Twing using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: http://covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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