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While in prison they fought fires, now they're free and cannot
W. Kamau Bell spoke to former inmates who were fighting fires while they were incarcerated, but are now unable to get jobs as firefighters. Tune in Sundays at 10 p.m. ET to watch "United Shades of America."
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