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California enslaves 400 prisoners to fight wildfires. (www.theguardian.com)
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[โ€“] Farvana@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

But then those prisoners aren't allowed to be hired by professional fire crews after release.

Theu can't apply the skills they learn.

[โ€“] ech@lemm.ee -3 points 10 hours ago

Source? As far as I can find, there are no laws in the US banning felons from being firefighters. A company can deny an application because of it, but it's case-by-case, not some countrywide thing.