Montana moves 50 female inmates to Boulder to clear space at Montana Women's Prison

Montana moves 50 female inmates to Boulder to clear space at Montana Women's Prison

Department of Corrections officials said the move will clear beds for the roughly 60 women awaiting a prison placement in county jails across Montana.

Montana DOC shifts inmates to Boulder, addressing overcrowding issues

BOULDER, Mont. – In a move to address overcrowding in state prisons, the Montana Department of Corrections (DOC) is relocating female inmates from Montana Women’s Prison (MWP) in Billings to the former Riverside Special Needs Unit in Boulder, a DOC…

Female inmates moved from Billings to Riverside unit in Boulder

On Monday, May 12, 2025, the Montana Department of Corrections (DOC) moved 50 female inmates from Montana Womens Prison (MWP) in Billings to the former Riverside Special Needs Unit in Boulder as part of its strategy to reduce overcrowding in Montanas correctional facilities.Montana Womens Prison is over capacity, and has been for a while, said DOC Director Brian Gootkin in the news release. Not only does that affect the DOC, but it creates capac…