Collected Item: “California’s Prison Covid-19 Outbreak Isn’t Behind Its Firefighter Shortage”
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California’s Prison Covid-19 Outbreak Isn’t Behind Its Firefighter Shortage
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article
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California, one of the most fire prone states in the nation, still relies on prisoners as firefighters. With a particularly bad fire season and a viral pandemic still raging through the country they find themselves in a precarious situation. In an effort to slow the spread of the virus correctional facilities have been releasing some incarcerated persons early. In California over three hundred of their prison labor firefighters have been released since July. This article explains more of the details.
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California, incarceration, firefighter, wildfire, prison labor, early release, Covid
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https://earther.gizmodo.com/california-s-prison-covid-19-outbreak-isn-t-behind-its-1844792699
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Yessenia Funes
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2020-08-20