California Los Angeles wildfire: The fire in the forests of Los Angeles city of California state of America is becoming increasingly severe. The fire has so far taken the lives of 24 people and caused millions of dollars in damage. Despite millions of efforts, the administration has failed to extinguish the fire. The spread of fire is increasing due to stormy winds. The fire has spread over such a large area that there is a shortage of staff to control it, as a solution to which a unique initiative has been taken.
prisoners are given employment
Inmates serving sentences in prisons in California and Los Angeles have been employed to speed firefighting. A plan has been made to reduce the sentence of prisoners who help the fire department. Not only this, they are also being paid for this work.
Such offer has been given to prisoners
The prisoners have offered to reduce their sentences by one to two days per day in exchange for help in extinguishing the fire. Prisoners doing important and more difficult tasks are getting two days reduced from their sentences in exchange for one day of help. The punishment of helpers who work less hard than themselves is reduced by one day for one day of assistance.
How much salary do you get?
Apart from pardon, prisoners are also paid for this work. Inmates are being paid $5.80 to $10.24 per day, depending on their capacity. Inmates who attend emergency services are paid an additional $1 per hour.
At present so many prisoners are engaged in this work
According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, a total of 931 inmates are currently working to fight wildfires.
What are the prisoners doing?
The prisoners are mainly engaged in preventing the fire from spreading further. They are clearing the land by cutting trees and bushes that can catch fire, so that the fire does not get a chance to spread. Looking at such offers, it can be said that the Los Angeles fire disaster has come as an opportunity for the prisoners serving their sentence in jail.
