Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Georgia's Camden County Considers Replacing Firefighters With Free Prison Laborers - International Business Times

Georgia's Camden County Considers Replacing Firefighters With Free Prison Laborers - International Business Times: "Officials in Camden County, Georgia are considering implementing a money-saving program that would allow prison inmates to work as firefighters.

The inmates-to-firefighters program is one of several options Camden's Board of County Commissioners has suggested to keep residents' fire insurance costs from doubling, The Florida Times-Union reports. Under new Insurance Services Office standards, insurance premiums will increase substantially if the county does not improve its fire protection services."

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