Prisoners given opportunity to train as firefighters | KOB.com

interesting idea

They're serving time in prison, but that hasn't stopped them from fighting the biggest wildfires our state has ever seen. And this special group of inmates in Los Lunas is getting a chance at a new career opportunity.
It's called the inmate work camp program. It's run by New Mexico State Forestry, and puts non-violent inmates in a setting that goes far beyond concrete walls and barbed wire fences.