Can California Prison Firefighters Pursue Permanent Careers?
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Before the coronavirus pandemic, inmate firefighters accounted for 30% of those battling California s forest fires. Until recently however, it was almost impossible for them to pursue a career in firefighting after being released.
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Before the COVID pandemic, inmate firefighters accounted for 30% of those battling California’s forest fires
But until recently, it was almost impossible for them to pursue a career in firefighting after being released
Recently, Governor Newson signed AB 2147, a bill that will allow inmate firefighters to pursue a professional career in firefighting after their release
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IRVINE, Calif. California State University, Long Beach Professor Jason Whitehead was teaching an introduction to American Government class on Zoom when he looked down on his phone and saw live videos of rioters storming into the U.S. Capitol building. I just froze, said Whitehead, who was keeping track of the certification of electoral votes on his phone. My blood ran cold. I immediately stopped the mid-term review session and told everyone what was happening. They were just as stunned and glassy-eyed as I was.