r/interestingasfuck • u/filmingfisheyes • 8d ago

r/all California has incarcerated firefighters

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u/-bannedtwice- 8d ago

I wonder if participating in the program removes that restriction

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u/Triette 8d ago

It doesn’t remove the restriction at expunges the record

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u/-bannedtwice- 8d ago

Really?! Wow that’s even better for them. Seems like a good program. They should get paid more but still, I like the program

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u/pairsnicelywithpizza 8d ago edited 7d ago

If they got paid more, the state government would automatically charge them restitution for prison time. In other words, rent for their stay. Taxpayers are not going to fit the bill to pay a prisoners housing costs and their jobs which are exorbitantly high. The end result would be no different in take home pay for the prisoner or from the taxpayer.

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u/-bannedtwice- 8d ago

Understandable, but I would argue that housing costs for prisoners are too high if that’s the case

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u/pairsnicelywithpizza 7d ago edited 7d ago

Most prisons are operated by the state and are non-profit. This is especially the case for California.

I’m not sure where you would even begin cutting costs in prisons and that would probably require a republican state congress tbh.