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A Bigfork man convicted of felony sexual assault on a minor in January has been allowed to withdraw the plea he gave at that time. He’s now scheduled to…
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This story was updated at 9:30 am on Feb. 14, 2018 with the following editor's note: As we reported previously, George Wilcoxen was sentenced after…
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The Director of Montana’s Department of Corrections had few details on last week’s firing of the warden at Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge when state…
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A Missoula Democratic state senator is leaving her seat and stepping into the role of deputy director of state corrections.The Montana Department of…
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Montana’s only private prison has allegedly offered a $30 million dollar bailout to help the state with its budget woes. However, there's a catch. In...
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Tough decisions about state budget cuts are on the table before lawmakers in Helena Wednesday and Thursday. They’re facing a $282 million revenue…
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Medicaid expansion saved the Montana Department of Corrections $7.6 million in the fiscal year that ended in July.Between 2001 and 2008, spending on…
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Proposed budget cuts could make the overcrowding at Montana’s jails and prisons worse. Groups supporting local law enforcement warned lawmakers of…
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Governor Steve Bullock formally signed a slate of bills today aiming to address the state’s problem of overcrowded prisons.A study released by the Council…
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In a close vote this morning, lawmakers rejected a bill aiming to reform how state prisons put people with mental illnesses in solitary confinement. The…