[quote=equalizer]I heard on TV about a prison crew in red for just 2 seconds. No references anywhere else except a Reuters photo below. We need more willing guys. Could be at least 10,000 non violent prisoners in CA.
They’ve been using prison crews for decades. They can only use the most well-behaved, non-violent offenders, and they have to be physically able to do the job. These prisoners volunteer for the program because they get a lot of extra freedoms and benefits (including some pay) compared to regular inmates. They’re hand crews who cut fire lines and help firefighters with the very tough manual labor that goes into fighting fires. They do an awesome job in extremely brutal working conditions.
