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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

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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”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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