Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters have been fighting the blazes down in LA. The job is voluntary, but most other forms of prison labor aren't. In November, Californians voted to keep it that way. Slavery is alive and well in California's prisons.
David DayenHere are a couple @theprospect.bsky.social stories on the LA wildfires before we start breaking down the executive orders. First, @emmarjanssen.bsky.social notes that California voted in November against ending involuntary work by incarcerated people. Now look who's fighting the fires.