VICEさんのインスタグラム写真 - (VICEInstagram)「California's reliance on lowly-paid incarcerated people to fight fires is well documented, as is the fact that institutional barriers prevent people from being able to become full-time professional firefighters after they are released from prison. ⁠ ⁠ Formerly incarcerated women, in particular, face the double whammy of overcoming criminal records and institutional sexism, and rarely end up back on the fire line again. In the United States, women make up about 12 percent of civilian wildland firefighters. Aging fire stations often don't accommodate women, and the industry still has many people who wrongly believe that women lack the physical capabilities to be good firefighters. ⁠ ⁠ "I didn’t have any references or know the right people. Being a felon and having strikes—my whole life since 18, I was in and out of prison and jail—I thought there was no hope for me when I got out," said Otila Rogers, a former inmate. "What fire department is going to hire an ex-felon?" ⁠ ⁠ Link in bio for more.」9月19日 3時55分