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Montana lawmakers are considering a package of bills to change the state’s response to a decade of growth in child abuse and neglect cases. Montana saw the fastest increase of children in foster care of any state in the nation between 2010 and 2019, according to the Annie. E. Casey Foundation.
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Montana’s top political watchdog made an impassioned plea on Wednesday for state officials to combat election misinformation and hostility.
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County jail populations dropped this spring as the state reacted to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Now, with cases of COVID-19 on the rise, inmate…
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A bill named for a murdered Northern Cheyenne woman had its first hearing in the Montana Legislature Wednesday morning.Hanna’s Act, House Bill 21, is one…
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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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Montana lawmakers continue to look for ways to curb what they see as overreach by the federal government.Republican Representative Art Wittich of Bozeman…
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A new report says too many of Montana's county jails are unsafe for inmates.The president of the Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association says it…