Inmate firefighting crews, made up of more than 2,000 inmate firefighters per year have helped extinguish many of the biggest wildfires in California. However, once they’re released, they cannot serve in that profession under current law because of their criminal records. Now, AB 2147, a law that would lift that restriction, has been sent to […]
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