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A report commissioned by the MacArthur Foundation explores justice system inequities that cause Native Americans to be incarcerated at much higher rates than the general population. State data showed that Native people make up about 7% of Montana’s population but are at least 20% of the state prison population.
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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte was in Billings Wednesday to discuss public safety and his budget proposals with law enforcement officials from around Yellowstone County.
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Fair housing laws protect many Montanans from discrimination when they’re looking for a place to rent or buy. People with criminal records, though, struggle to secure housing long after their sentences end. Some Montana organizations are working to change that.
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The state Public Defender’s Office announced this week it has raised its contract attorney pay rate and is now working to increase public defender pay as part of an effort to address staffing shortages.
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A coalition of diverse organizations in Montana working to reform the state’s criminal justice system released their platform on Sept. 9. The Montana Coalition for Public Safety says the current system doesn’t always help vulnerable populations such as people with mental illness or those experiencing poverty.
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*Updated Thurs. 5/25 at 2:30 p.m. GOP Candidate Greg Gianforte faces misdemeanor assault charges for "body slamming" a reporter for The Guardian at his…
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The Billings Gazette reports that over the last five years, Yellowstone County, the largest county in the state, prosecuted only about 15% of adult rape…