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   Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified: (bicmay@med-mastodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Jan-2025 00:50:08 JST Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:

   "More than 900 incarcerated people are among the more than 7,500 personnel helping fight the historic, and destructive, Southern California wildfires...This is not a new practice. California has relied on incarcerated firefighters since 1915. And prison labor has been used to respond to emergencies and disasters nationwide for centuries, said Bianca Tylek, executive director of Worth Rises, a criminal justice advocacy organization."

   https://www.npr.org/2025/01/10/nx-s1-5254122/inmate-firefighters-california-wildfires

   #PublicHealth #labor #CriminalJustice

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     Tim W (admin (and human)) (tim@union.place)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Jan-2025 00:52:29 JST Tim W (admin (and human))

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     • Tonydunc

     @Tonydunc @nicholasr @bicmay yeah, it's slave labor by another name. Nothing "voluntary" is truly voluntary when you're incarcerated.

     Do they have better outcomes? Sure. But which is the cause and which is the effect? We need to end the prison-industrial system.

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     Tonydunc (tonydunc@c.im)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Jan-2025 00:52:32 JST Tonydunc

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     • Nicholas R

     @nicholasr @bicmay I would be shocked if they are paid the same wages! $5-10/day https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3rwdjwglx2o

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     Nicholas R (nicholasr@mastos.online)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Jan-2025 00:52:52 JST Nicholas R

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     @bicmay as long as it is voluntary and they are paid the same wages, I don't have an issue with this. This could even be beneficial