Among those fighting Los Angeles wildfires

Prison inmates among those fighting the Los Angeles wildfires
The army of firefighters battling the massive Southern California wildfires includes workers who could otherwise remain safely behind bars.As of Friday, 939 prison inmates have been deployed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to help contain the blazes,
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The inmate firefighters tackling the wildfires in Los Angeles
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