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This article from 2021 about prison inmates, incl teenagers, used as firefighters will make your blood boil.

"The inexpensive labor of incarcerated firefighters is a critical part of CA’s plan to get through wildfire season, which has become, as a symptom of the climate crisis, an almost year-round concern.

Roughly 27% of the state’s firefighters were incarcerated in 2018 and 2019, earning mere dollars a day while free firefighters make an average $41.76 an hour."
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https://www.teenvogue.com/story/wildfire-camp-incarcerated-teens
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