Detainees forced to combat LA fires speak out against ‘modern-day slavery’

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Detainees forced to combat LA fires speak out against ‘modern-day slavery’

Californian detainees are being forced to fight the LA wildfires. But they say some receive no pay, while others earn only $1 an hour.In an exclusive interview with TRT World at a firefighter camp near Malibu, three prisoners describe the system as a form of modern-day slavery and forced labor

January 17, 2025