inmates
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He helps former inmates find firefighting jobs — and defend California against climate disasters
Brandon Smith cofounded the Forestry and Fire Protection Service to help formerly incarcerated firefighters like himself get the training and resources they need to find fire jobs.
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Inmates at New York prison without power for days during polar vortex
Detention centers are on the front lines of climate change, making prisoners especially vulnerable.
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Inside a Texas prison during Hurricane Harvey
3,000 men, overflowing latrines, and limited food and water.
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Brazilian inmates can reduce their sentence by providing human-powered electricity
Brazil is pioneering a new sort of jailhouse workout, in which inmates ride bikes instead of pumping iron. The bikes, unlike weightlifting or prison-yard basketball, help power a nearby town.