Kim Kardashian is again leaping to defend the incarcerated and those she sees as unjustly treated by the U.S. government, this time advocating for incarcerated firemen in an Instagram Story posted over the weekend explaining how they are risking their lives to save the Los Angeles community for just $1 an hour.

Kim Kardashian is calling for a pay raise for incarcerated firefighters, saying the "heroes" get "paid almost nothing" for risking their lives.

Kim Kardashian is calling on California's government to raise the pay rate for the state's incarcerated firefighters battling the devastating L.A. fires.

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Aside from previously announced donations to those affected by the wildfires, Kardashian is calling on California Governor Gavin Newsom to raise incarcerated firefighters' wages "to a rate [that] honors a human being risking their life to save our lives and homes."

Kim Kardashian is calling attention to the many incarcerated firefighters who are battling the flames that have overtaken Los Angeles.

Kim Kardashian recently used her platform to spotlight the incarcerated firefighters battling the dangerous Los Angeles fires, arguing that they should earn higher pay for their hard work. The 44-year-old shared her message on her Instagram Stories,