usa to employ prisoners as firefighters

Must have something to do with the health of the Municipal Bond Market. I wonder what the beautiful lady Meredith Whitney would have to say about this story.

Georgia County Considers Hiring Inmates as Firefighters

Officials claim that a "prisoner firefighter" program could save taxpayers more than $500,000.

By Danielle Wright
Posted: 10/12/2011

Next time there’s a fire in rural Camden County, Georgia, people may find themselves being rescued by an Atlanta prison inmate.

County officials are considering a money-saving program that would put inmates in fire stations according to news reports.

The convicted felons would respond to all emergencies, including residential fires, alongside traditional firefighters.

http://www.bet.com/news/national/2011/10/12/georgia-county-considers-hiring-inmates-as-firefighters.html