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GA county uses inmate firefighters

Friday, September 9, 2011

We were flabbergasted to learn Sumter County, Ga., uses prison inmates as firefighters. To save money.

Sumter County officials use a nice phrase to disguise the ugly reality. They say they have "inmate firefighters." Here's Brent Williams, the Chairman of the Sumter County Board of Commissioners:

The combination of buying good used equipment and using inmate fire fighters saved a tremendous amount of money...the savings in insurance alone, will more than outweigh any costs that they've been paying for fire protection fees to the county.

It's SLAVE LABOR, people. It takes jobs from law-abiding citizens and it encourages the massive incarceration of our population. Oh, and it's disgusting.