Lawmakers expressed concern to top brass at the Montana Department of Corrections this week over an audit showing limited educational offerings in the state’s correctional facilities. “I was pretty disappointed when I read the report because we have been going through a lot of these issues for at least three-and-a-half years,” said Rep. Fiona Nave, R-Columbus. […] The post ‘We don’t seem to be getting anywhere’: Legislators grill DOC officials over inmate education appeared first on Daily Mont
Overcrowding at state prison and county jail facilities in Montana continues to be a problem despite the state’s recent transfer of 120 inmates to a private prison in Arizona, officials
Last November, the Montana Department Of Corrections moved 120 inmates to a facility in Arizona to help relieve overcrowding.On Tuesday, the DOC gave an update