Arizona to Use People in Prison to Fight Its Wildfires, Pay $1.50 an Hour

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By Climate NexusJun 21, 2021, 11:13 am207 pts
As extreme heat, drought, and wildfires spread across the state, Arizona is allocating funding to pay incarcerated people fighting those wildfires $1.50 per hour. Incarcerated people clearing brush, in temperatures that hit 115°F in Phoenix for six days in a row last week, will make $1.00 per hour. The…

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