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On LA fire lines, inmates shoulder heavy packs and tackle dangerous work for less than $30 a day
Read full article: On LA fire lines, inmates shoulder heavy packs and tackle dangerous work for less than $30 a dayOver 1,100 California inmates have worked around the clock to help fight Los Angeles-area fires that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes.
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Lawmakers mark Juneteenth by reviving ‘abolition amendment’
Read full article: Lawmakers mark Juneteenth by reviving ‘abolition amendment’As the nation this week made Juneteenth a federal holiday, lawmakers revived calls to end a loophole in the Constitution that has allowed another form of slavery to endure.