Sadly....now that Gov Newsom has declared that Inmate Crews were "slave labor" and the state has released all but the most heinous offenders, plus the new "No Money Bail" program, there is not a large enough pool of non-violent offenders to continue the program. The state is going to paid crews. You can't make this stuff up. The convict crews did meaningful work, learned some things and made a little money to boot. Their standards while in the program were high. We always treated with respect on the fire line and in camp.
