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Working on California's incarcerated fire crews: "It is kind of like you’re a slave" (www.motherjones.com)
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Some 1,100 prison recruits are battling LA's infernos, risking life and health for less than $2 an hour—yet still the jobs are coveted.

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[–] MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

This is clearly slavery though. If you don’t get that you might want to learn more about what slavery is.