So all we need to do is find a way to put people in prison!
Win-win!
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A large force of inexperienced indentured servants fighting the blaze, yet so much coverage about the horror of a handful of female hires.
A lot of them are experienced though. They’ve been using prison labor for wildfire fighting for years.
Maybe they should pay them the real wage the other firefighters get then? I'm cool with them working but not with them being taken advantage of. That lowers the salary of every fire fighter not just the prisoners. That means a real firefighter is out of a job if a slave can be forced to do it.
If they get wages then they'd be able to build a better life after being paroled and they wouldn't be getting sent back to prison on parole violations. So the system would lose its "human capital"......... it's sad. Never go to prison, especially not the first time.
¡Not if you commit arson!
I mean...if you've got a trained firefighter, someone who understands fire science...do they need to be the ones holding every hose? Why not just a bunch of muscle holding the hose (or digging the trenches) under the guidance of a pro?
No one is stopping that from happening they just don't want prison slaves used for it. Considering how much of our justice system is just made up bullshit that incentivizes bad people to keep prisons full so there's plenty of slaves to choose from instead of just making this a normal job that would require proper pay and benefits.