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MT Department of Corrections plans to vacate Cascade County Detention Center and last updated 2021-04-23 21:21:52-04 GREAT FALLS — The Montana Department of Corrections (DOC) has agreed to a request by Cascade County Sheriff Jesse Slaughter to vacate the Great Falls Regional Prison (GFRP) by June 30, 2021. Slaughter made the request following President Joseph Biden’s recent order for the U.S. Department of Justice to phase out its contracts with private prison companies, including CoreCivic, which owns and operates Crossroads Correctional Facility in Shelby. “Cascade County would be pleased to help the U.S. Marshals Service by accepting a portion of their federal detainees who were being held in Shelby, at our facility,” Slaughter said. “Given that change, it seemed like a good time to approach the DOC about vacating our facility to allow for additional space to alleviate the overcrowding that has impacted public safety in the county. This allows us to av

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