Blas Sanchez prepares to put on a prosthetic Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, in Winslow, Ariz.Sanchez's leg was mutilated while working near the chicken manure chute as a prison laborer at Hickman's Family Farms in 2015 in Tonopah, Ariz. (AP Photo/John Locher)
FILE - Inmate firefighters cut down trees along the Highway 29 as wildfires continue to burn Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, near Calistoga, Calif. California currently has about 1,250 prisoners trained to fight fires and has used them since the 1940s. It pays its "Angels in Orange" $2.90 to $5.12 a day, plus an extra $1 an hour when they work during emergencies. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
This 2015 photo shows first responders as they work to free Blas Sanchez from an auger that snagged and mutilated his right leg, at Hickman's Family Farms, in Tonopah, Ariz. Nationwide, prisoners are increasingly being placed in dangerous jobs, sometimes with little or no training. They are part of a labor system that, often by design, largely denies them basic rights and protections guaranteed to other American workers. (Provided by Blas Sanchez via AP)
Kandy Fuelling poses for a portrait in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Sunday, August 20, 2024. Fuelling was badly injured while working a prison work release job at a saw mill in Pueblo, Colo.. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)
Eight-year-old Estella Snyder has a snack with her mother Ashley Snyder in Halifax, Pa., Wednesday, March 6, 2024. Across the country, it's not uncommon for the relatives of prisoners who died on the job to struggle with determining who's liable. When workers' compensation is offered, the amount awarded is typically determined by the size of the worker's paycheck and usually closes the door on future wrongful death suits. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Blas Sanchez makes his way through a room in his home, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, in Winslow, Ariz. Sanchez's leg was mutilated while working near the chicken manure chute as a prison laborer at Hickman's Family Farms in 2015 in Tonopah, Ariz. (AP Photo/John Locher)
This undated photo shows Shawna Lynn Jones who died in 2016 a day after she was struck by a large rock while fighting a wildfire as an inmate firefighter in Malibu, Calif. Diana Baez, Jones' mother, said her daughter loved being a firefighter and was treated as a fallen hero, but noted that even though she was on life support in the hospital and never regained consciousness, "When I walked behind the curtain, she was still handcuffed to that damn gurney." (Diana Baez via AP)
Rebecca Leavitt poses for a portrait at her home Monday, April 8, 2024, in Las Vegas. Leavitt was part of a Nevada wildfire crew sent to mop up a wildfire hotspot. A class-action lawsuit resulted in a $340,000 settlement and better training and equipment going forward. Rebecca Leavitt said when she and her all-woman team arrived at the site with only classroom training, they did a "hot foot dance" on smoldering embers as their boss yelled "Get back in there!" One crew member's burned-up boots were duct-taped back together, while others cried out in pain as their socks melted to their feet during a nine-hour shift that paid about $1 an hour. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Hickman's Family Farm vice president Billy Hickman speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at Hickman's Family Farm in Buckeye, Ariz., Thursday, March 14, 2024. Hickman said that the farm has hired more than 10,000 incarcerated workers over nearly three decades, with their safety being a top priority. Because they aren't eligible for protections like workers' comp, he said the company took steps to limit its exposure to lawsuits partially driven by what he described as zealous attorneys. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Marco Sanchez speaks during an interview after being released from the McCracken County Jail on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, in Paducah, Ky. Sanchez risked his life to pull fellow employees from the debris of the Kentucky candle factory which was destroyed by a tornado in 2021 where he was on work release. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Crystal Allen embraces her son, Martin Allen, upon her release from the Arizona State Prison Complex – Perryville in Goodyear, Ariz., April 18, 2023. Though prisoners working for private companies often are paid minimum wage, some state corrections departments and their prison industries' arms garnish more than 60 percent of workers' earnings. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Blas Sanchez talks with his step grandson, Mauricio, at a motel he owns and operates, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, in Winslow, Ariz. Sanchez's right leg was mutilated while working near the chicken manure chute as a prison laborer at Hickman's Family Farms in 2015 in Tonopah, Ariz. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Crystal Allen speaks during an interview with the Associated Press a couple of days after her release from prison in Phoenix, Ariz., April 20, 2023. Though prisoners working for private companies often are paid minimum wage, some state corrections departments and their prison industries' arms garnish more than 60 percent of workers' earnings. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Crystal Adams, wearing orange to identify her as a prison worker, inspects eggs as she works as an order runner at Hickman's Family Farm egg-packaging operation in Tonopah, Ariz., Thursday, March 14, 2024. In many states, prisoners are denied everything from disability benefits to protections guaranteed by OSHA or state agencies that ensure safe and healthy conditions for laborers. In Arizona, for instance, the state occupational safety division doesn't have the authority to pursue cases involving inmate deaths or injuries. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
FILE - Inmate firefighters walk along Highway 120 after a burnout operation during the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. California currently has about 1,250 prisoners trained to fight fires and has used them since the 1940s. It pays its "Angels in Orange" $2.90 to $5.12 a day, plus an extra $1 an hour when they work during emergencies. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Eight-year-old Estella Snyder, accompanied by her mother, Ashley Snyder, and grandparents Jackie and Brian Baraniak pose for a photograph with an image of her deceased father, Matthew Baraniak, in Halifax, Pa., Wednesday, March 6, 2024. Across the country, it's not uncommon for the relatives of prisoners who died on the job to struggle with determining who's liable. When workers' compensation is offered, the amount awarded is typically determined by the size of the worker's paycheck and usually closes the door on future wrongful death suits. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2016 still frame from video provided by KABC-TV, a Los Angeles County Fire Department helicopter lifts an inmate firefighter after she was injured fighting a brush fire in the Santa Monica Mountains above Malibu, Calif. California corrections officials say the firefighter, identified as Shawna Lynn Jones, died Friday, Feb. 26, a day after she was struck by a large rock while working the fire. (KABC-TV via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT TV OUT
FILE - Search and rescue crews work at the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory early Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021 in Mayfield, Ky. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across multiple states, killing several people overnight. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP, File)
A prison worker, wearing orange, stacks cartons of eggs onto a cart at Hickman's Family Farm egg-packaging operation in Tonopah, Ariz., Thursday, March 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Hickman's Family Farm employee Ramona Sullins speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at Hickman's Family Farm in Buckeye, Ariz., Thursday, March 14, 2024. Sullins worked more than eight years at Hickman's while incarcerated and then after being released. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Marco Sanchez walks the streets of Paducah, Ky., on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, after being released from McCracken County Jail. Sanchez risked his life to pull fellow employees from the debris of the Kentucky candle factory which was destroyed by a tornado in 2021 where he was on work release. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)