A San Bernardino Superior judge incorrectly rejected a former inmate’s request to drop her guilty plea under California’s new inmate firefighting law, an unpublished appellate ruling says.
Since Sept. 11, 2020, a person convicted of or who pleaded guilty to certain crimes may request to have the conviction cleared by a judge after participating in an inmate firefighting program.
The law
Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Colton) wrote AB 2147 with the intent to allow experienced former inmate firefighters a chance to find jobs at fire departments.
In 2019, California worked 3,100 inmates in 219 firefighting crews across 43 fire camps in
