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Incarcerated Firefighters Do Risky, Low-Pay Work. Many Say It’s The Best Job Behind Bars.

More than 900 prison firefighters were responding to the crisis in Los Angeles — but their pay is low and the ethics of their choice are complicated.

Closing Argument • 01.11.2025

Why Fighting California Wildfires Was the Best Prison Job I Ever Had

On the fire line, David Desmond found that racial segregation and gang affiliation could not withstand the unifying power of extinguishing a blaze.

Life Inside • 08.04.2023

What an Alabama Prisoners’ Strike Tells Us About Prison Labor

Exploitation of incarcerated people isn’t limited to lockups. Voters in some states have a chance to curtail it.

Closing Argument • 10.01.2022

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