California’s Incarcerated Firefighters Make A Change
The sight of incarcerated firefighters battling California’s relentless wildfires often raises more questions than answers. Is this program a valuable opportunity for rehabilitation and redemption, or is it an exploitative system that undervalues human life? My own experience witnessing inmate firefighters in Altadena prompted reflection, but a conversation with Sam Lewis, Executive Director of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC), offers a deeper perspective. Driving through Altadena’s Meadows neighborhood days after the Eaton wildfire […]
