Collected Item: “As blazes spread, Covid-19 in California prisons hits crucial inmate firefighting force”
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As blazes spread, Covid-19 in California prisons hits crucial inmate firefighting force
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article
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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.
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wildfire, California, prison labor, incarceration, National Guard, climate change
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https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/21/california-fires-coronavirus-sidelines-prison-inmate-firefighters.html
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Emma Newburger
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2020-08-21