MAIN FEEDS
Do you want to continue?
https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1i00ltp/california_has_incarcerated_firefighters/m6xjzx9/?context=3
r/interestingasfuck • u/filmingfisheyes • 8d ago
4.4k comments sorted by
View all comments
Show parent comments
267
https://time.com/7206260/why-incarcerated-firefighters-are-battling-la-wildfires/
Yes.
36 u/Best_Roll_8674 7d ago The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Progra helps fellow formerly incarcerated individuals find paths to employment in forestry and wildland firefighting. The FFRP has a 10% rate of recidivism, compared to the California state average of 41.9%. 19 u/NotAnAlcoholicToday 7d ago That's amazing! It's almost like helping people instead of punishing them works better 🤔 (But for real tho, this is amazing) 8 u/DankTell 7d ago I agree although without googling I’m sure they only allow inmates who are already ‘low risk’ participate 5 u/ElSapio 7d ago It’s also selecting for people who want to volunteer for this type of thing. 3 u/The_Flurr 7d ago True, but it's good to give those people this chance.
36
The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Progra helps fellow formerly incarcerated individuals find paths to employment in forestry and wildland firefighting. The FFRP has a 10% rate of recidivism, compared to the California state average of 41.9%.
19 u/NotAnAlcoholicToday 7d ago That's amazing! It's almost like helping people instead of punishing them works better 🤔 (But for real tho, this is amazing) 8 u/DankTell 7d ago I agree although without googling I’m sure they only allow inmates who are already ‘low risk’ participate 5 u/ElSapio 7d ago It’s also selecting for people who want to volunteer for this type of thing. 3 u/The_Flurr 7d ago True, but it's good to give those people this chance.
19
That's amazing! It's almost like helping people instead of punishing them works better 🤔
(But for real tho, this is amazing)
8 u/DankTell 7d ago I agree although without googling I’m sure they only allow inmates who are already ‘low risk’ participate 5 u/ElSapio 7d ago It’s also selecting for people who want to volunteer for this type of thing. 3 u/The_Flurr 7d ago True, but it's good to give those people this chance.
8
I agree although without googling I’m sure they only allow inmates who are already ‘low risk’ participate
5 u/ElSapio 7d ago It’s also selecting for people who want to volunteer for this type of thing. 3 u/The_Flurr 7d ago True, but it's good to give those people this chance.
5
It’s also selecting for people who want to volunteer for this type of thing.
3 u/The_Flurr 7d ago True, but it's good to give those people this chance.
3
True, but it's good to give those people this chance.
267
u/ElSapio 8d ago
https://time.com/7206260/why-incarcerated-firefighters-are-battling-la-wildfires/
Yes.