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In 2016, 22-year-old Shawna Lynn Jones became the first woman inmate firefighter to die in the line of duty. Within months of her death, Lowe (Mental) began interviewing incarcerated people on Jones's firefighting crew and correctional workers. Her book shares the story of the women who do the same work as professional non-incarcerated firefighters but earn a pittance. Lowe details California's long history of using unpaid or low-paid inmate labor and d...Log In or Sign Up to Read More