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minus-squareFarvana@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·12 hours agoBut then those prisoners aren’t allowed to be hired by professional fire crews after release. Theu can’t apply the skills they learn.
minus-squareEch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·12 hours agoSource? As far as I can find, there are no laws in the US banning felons from being firefighters. A company can deny an application because of it, but it’s case-by-case, not some countrywide thing.
But then those prisoners aren’t allowed to be hired by professional fire crews after release.
Theu can’t apply the skills they learn.
Source? As far as I can find, there are no laws in the US banning felons from being firefighters. A company can deny an application because of it, but it’s case-by-case, not some countrywide thing.