Season 5 · Episode 43
California Prison Inmates Earning Less Than Minimum Wage To Fight California Wildfires
Straight Shot, No Chaser with Tezlyn Figaro · The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
January 14, 202528m 53s
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Show Notes
As of Friday, 939 prison inmates have been deployed to fight the wildfires in Southern California. These incarcerated firefighters are part of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) Conservation (Fire) Camps Program, working alongside nearly 4,700 state firefighters from Cal Fire.
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