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Incarcerated firefighters do risky, low-pay work. Many say it's the best job behind bars.

The Marshall Project spotlights some of the incarcerated firefighters doing one of the riskiest, lowest-paying, but reportedly best jobs in jail.

Jamiles Lartey for The Marshall Project, Shannon Heffernan for The Marshall Project, Keri Blakinger for The Los Angeles Times
Posted 2/7/25

The Marshall Project spotlights some of the incarcerated firefighters doing one of the riskiest, lowest-paying, but reportedly best jobs in jail.

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