Incarcerated Firefighters Receive Pay Increase and Support
A new law has been signed by Newsom, increasing pay for incarcerated firefighters in California.
The wage increase is funded through the state budget and follows years of advocacy for better pay and working conditions for incarcerated labor.
- The effort gained urgency after hundreds of incarcerated firefighters battled deadly wildfires in Los Angeles in January.
- State lawmakers introduced a seven-bill "Firefighting to Freedom" package to protect incarcerated firefighters and support job opportunities upon reentry.
Five bills from the package were signed into law, marking the most comprehensive changes to incarcerated firefighting in the state's history.
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Author's summary: Law signed to increase pay for incarcerated firefighters.