California's Inmate Firefighters Deserve Decent Pay and a Chance at a Heroic Career

California's inmate firefighters deserve decent pay and a chance at a heroic career

Guest Commentary written by Andony Corleto Andony Corleto is a former incarcerated firefighter who now works as a program associate for Vera California, part of the Vera Institute of Justice. The first fire I remember fighting happened in the dense mountains of Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Giant ponderosa pines crashed down around us with little warning, weakened by fire and shooting off embers like fireflies in smoke.  It was one of the few…

California’s inmate firefighters deserve decent pay and a chance at a heroic career

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Andony Corleto Andony Corleto is a former incarcerated firefighter who now works as a program associate for Vera California, part of the Vera Institute of Justice. The first fire I remember fighting happened in the dense mountains of Shasta-Trinity […] The post California’s inmate firefighters deserve decent pay and a chance at a heroic …