Gavin Gruesome is a sleazy dirtbag - prisoners receive only $1 an hour while working on an active fire line. A professional firefighter just starting out can earn about $40,000 a year. This is about reallocating/saving the money and essentially, defunding our firefighters.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/proposed-california-law-would-make-it-easier-former-inmate-firefighters-n1239833