In the editor: If the ACT Act passes, thousands of current Fire Camp prisoners trained with the best fire control practices with meaningful work anywhere in our country (“Under the Fire Act, prisoners firefighters may have a new job tube,” May 27).
In my seven years as a chaplain the camp of fire 13 in Malibu, I witnessed hundreds of women powered and changed as our forest, mountains and houses were protected. They were the first responders to crash the plane killing Kobe Bryant and his daughter and friends. They cleared the brush and treated the site politely and depressed. These women face palisades and food fires for us.
With our gratitude, make these trained firefighters to share their courage and skills everywhere in the USA.
Nan Cano, Westlake Village
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In the editor: I clapped the reps. Sydney Kampager-Dove (D-Los Angeles) and Judy Chu (D-Monty Chu) for introducing a bill, mentor and ensure long jobs for former inmate fires. Years ago, I was afraid to know how little we paid for firefighters, and despite the prisoners who also put their lives in line with a fighting fires. Antony Corleto and other former prisoners have proved that their mettle should be motivated and helps with a firefighter career. We need to prepare all the inmates to rejoice society with the skill to make a decent living.
My grandfather, which is a warden in the prison of Campiche, Mexico, back to 1930, has prisoners who learned to take away the marties. They do good that some of the prisoners’ wives asked my grandfather to imprison them in front of their sentences – they made extra money there than they did! Let’s support the Federal Bill.
Carmen Escamilla, San Juan Capistrano
