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.

<p>As of Friday, <strong>939 prison inmates</strong> have been deployed to fight the wildfires in Southern California. These incarcerated firefighters are part of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation&rsquo;s (CDCR) Conservation (Fire) Camps Program, working alongside nearly 4,700 state firefighters from Cal Fire.</p>

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California Prison Inmates Earning Less Than Minimum Wage To Fight California Wildfires

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