What's more current than the weather?

[Ibby]

Completely normal headline for societies to have: California severely short on firefighting crews after COVID-19 lockdown at prison camps.

The prisoners upon whose exploitation California's fire safety plans depend are too sick to leave their "conservation camps" (they honestly call them that) to participate in forced labor.

[Griff]

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[tw]

That large herd of cruise ships, hanging out in oceans surrounded by Bermuda's islands, must make a decision. A hurricane will probably be at their anchorages on Sunday. So they must move. Last time, the herd moved in mass into the Gulf of Mexico. No good. Another potential hurricane will be on the Yucatan Peninsula on Sunday. It could be anywhere in the Gulf.

Maybe move north into the Atlantic. This first hurricane is expected to move up the coast. And like many such storms, may turn sharper to simply chase that herd. In the next two days, they must decide and move.

Gamblers - time to place your bets.

[Undertoad]

Originally Posted by Ibby

The prisoners upon whose exploitation California's fire safety plans depend are too sick to leave their "conservation camps" (they honestly call them that) to participate in forced labor.

Not only that, but: in recent times CA lawyers have argued, in court, that allowing certain inmates to be paroled early would deplete the inmate firefighting program!

Partly because, once the inmate prisoners are out of jail, they are prohibited from having firefighting jobs, due to their criminal records.

[Griff]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Not only that, but: in recent times CA lawyers have argued, in court, that allowing certain inmates to be paroled early would deplete the inmate firefighting program!

Partly because, once the inmate prisoners are out of jail, they are prohibited from having firefighting jobs, due to their criminal records.

Isn't that some shit, they learn one useful to society skill in prison and are prohibited from using it for pay.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

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Partly because, once the inmate prisoners are out of jail, they are prohibited from having firefighting jobs, due to their criminal records.

Not for long, it would appear.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed legislation Friday creating a pathway for inmate firefighters to become professionals after they are released.

The bill, AB2147, allows certain prisoners who are on the front lines of wildfire containment to have their records expunged after serving their sentences.

Without the barrier of a criminal record, the former prisoners can seek employment as firefighters. The bill excludes those convicted of certain crimes, such as murder, kidnapping, rape, arson or any felony punishable by death or life imprisonment.

[xoxoxoBruce]

They may not have a record but a sizable hole in the resume/work history.