Prisoners Conned Into Fighting Wildfires

For nearly 70 years prisoners have been fighting fires in California, but with strained budgets and more fires than ever—are officials too reliant on cheap labor to keep California cool?

Thor Benson

Published Oct. 10 2015 12:05AM EDT 

Thor Benson

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