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California Is On Fire – Firefighters And Prisoners To The Rescue, Cathryn Howell
California Is On Fire – Firefighters And Prisoners To The Rescue, Cathryn Howell
GGU Law Review Blog
California is burning at a record high rate and has seen unprecedented damage due to the increase of the severity of fires as well as the increase in the duration of fire season. However, many are unaware that inmates have been playing a very important role in mitigating these fires while serving their prison sentences by helping alongside employed firefighters in battling these dangers.
Despite all of the training and first-hand experience, many inmates are unable to become employed firefighters because the California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) will not issue them an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certificate, which is …
Hiv Is Not A Crime, There Should Be No Jail Time, Bacilio Mendez Ii
Hiv Is Not A Crime, There Should Be No Jail Time, Bacilio Mendez Ii
GGU Law Review Blog
By way of personal, activist narrative, this blog post will provide broad context to the post-Stonewall legal landscape and the gay rights (now, the LGBTQ+) movement. The stage set, the writer will inform the audience of specific injustices brought upon persons living with HIV, during modern times, in the United States, simply based on their serostatus and offer solutions and actions that readers can take themselves.
This article includes links to State-by-State Statutory Information and several embedded video interviews, as well as an extensive bibliography.