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minus-squareFauxPseudo @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·5 hours agoAnd then when they get out they can’t use those skills because their criminal record prevents fire departments from hiring them.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·5 hours agoCal-fire will hire them directly out of prison if they’ve completed the program.
And then when they get out they can’t use those skills because their criminal record prevents fire departments from hiring them.
Cal-fire will hire them directly out of prison if they’ve completed the program.