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The state recently signed a contract with CoreCivic, a company that operates private prisons in Shelby and many other locations across the country.
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Starting Oct. 31, all in-person visitation to the State Prison will be suspended until further notice.
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The state Legislative Audit Division concluded that at least $50,000 of inmate welfare funds went to inappropriate uses.
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According to the department, corrections officers at the state prison in Deer Lodge will see a $2 an hour raise and changes to the prison’s employee grievance procedure as a result of union negotiations.
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Not a single project has begun despite the omicron surge that led to a new outbreak of COVID cases among Montana State Prison inmates in January. That delay has left weak points within Montana’s secure facilities.
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Montana Department of Corrections Director Brian Gootkin told lawmakers this week that 59 correctional officer positions — almost 18% — are unfilled at the state prison in Deer Lodge.
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Montana Correctional Enterprises says that an ongoing aluminum shortage means its factory will print plates without the usual metal backing for the time being.
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Two inmates at Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge died by suicide last month. Both suicides occurred within the span of two weeks, according to the Montana Department of Corrections. Montana DOC Director Brian Gootkin announced the deaths Wednesday.
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The Montana Department of Corrections announced last week six new coronavirus cases among inmates at Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge.
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The death penalty, while legal in Montana, hasn’t been used in over a decade. A bill in the legislature would expand the definition of drugs that could be used in executions and make it possible to move forward with the executions of the two men sentenced to death in Montana.