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Re:National prison strike launches over underpaid labor and ... by ada1981 on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @05:47PM (#17814134)
I think the fire program is probably one of the better subsystems.

You get better visitation, you are outside, I’d imagine that though dangerous, fighting fires is rewarding. Plus you earn a day of freedom for every day worked.

They ought to give them the training to become fire fighters when they get out though, and work to change laws preventing felons from firefighting work.

Re:National prison strike launches over underpaid labor and ... by FireBeyond on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @12:50AM (#17816390)
In several states, there are exceptions that specifically allow inmate firefighters to get at least wildland fire jobs (which is what they're typically doing anyway, not structural).