Incarcerated people are fighting California wildfires in long-running and controversial practice

Prisoner firefighters walk along Highway 120 during the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, Calif. in 2013. California currently has about 400 prisoner firefighters battling the LA county wildfires. (Jae C. Hong/AP)

Prisoner firefighters walk along Highway 120 during the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, Calif. in 2013. California currently has about 400 prisoner firefighters battling the LA county wildfires. (Jae C. Hong/AP)

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