California’s century-old prisoner firefighter program is drawing fresh criticism as hundreds of incarcerated people have been deployed to fight the deadly wildfires in the Greater Los Angeles area. As ...

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WASHINGTON — Until Saturday, Patrick Montague investigated firefighter deaths for the federal government. Montague, 46, a Kentucky native, has a rare combination of skills and expertise — academic ...