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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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The Montana Supreme Court will not mandate expanded measures requested by disability rights advocates to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Montana prisons…
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Misti Liberti had few available housing options when she was released from jail last fall. Liberti sometimes resorted to couchsurfing with acquaintances…
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A new law passed last year aimed at easing overcrowding in Montana’s jails isn’t rolling out as fast as some state officials had hoped. But it could be…
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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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The jail in Lake County is so overcrowded that there are more than 800 people on a waiting list to serve. The Lake County Sheriff’s Department is trying…
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Local government officials said the state is unfairly shifting the cost of housing the state’s prisoners to their taxpayers. They are asking lawmakers...
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Montana lawmakers are looking to other states for advice as they address concerns about overpopulated prisons and jails, and an overburdened justice…
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Tuesday, Montana lawmakers will hear testimony on the growing concern that Native Americans are disproportionately represented in state prisons and…
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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…