Montana pauses new women's prison, eyes expansion at existing sites
The Department of Corrections is exploring moves to Pine Hills and Boulder as 66 women remain in county jails awaiting transfer, officials said.
- The Montana Department of Corrections announced Thursday it is scrapping plans for a new women's prison, opting instead to expand and renovate existing facilities to address persistent overcrowding.
- Montana Women's Prison in Billings has been holding at or above its capacity of 250, with roughly 70 women currently serving time in county jails due to insufficient long-term facility space.
- Agency spokesperson Carolynn Stocker confirmed the department intends to move female inmates from Riverside to Pine Hills Correctional Facility, while transferring roughly 35 juvenile male offenders currently at Pine Hills to Riverside.
- Officials will utilize a $250 million allocation from House Bill 833, earmarked by the 2025 Legislature, to fund the reconfigurations, though no timeline for transfers has been established.
- The department aims to increase statewide capacity from 300 to 500 beds, part of broader efforts to manage overcrowding affecting about 600 male inmates currently housed in Mississippi.
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50 incarcerated women are headed from Boulder to Miles City
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By looking inward at its existing prison spaces, the Department of Corrections abandons its effort over the last year to identify a location for an entirely new women's prison.
Montana pauses new women's prison, eyes expansion at existing sites
BILLINGS - Montana has put plans for a new women's prison on hold.The Montana Department of Corrections announced Thursday it is looking to expand capacity at existing locations for adult female inmates instead of constructing a new facility.Watch the report here: Montana pauses new women's prison, eyes expansion at existing sitesThe Montana Women's Prison in Billings is already full, with 66 women still waiting in county jails to be transferred…
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Daily MontananState may renovate, convert Pine Hills into adult female prison
The Montana Department of Corrections announced on Thursday it was looking to move some adult female prisoners and potentially renovate a Miles City facility in an effort to address overcrowding issues. DOC is “exploring” housing some adult female prisoners at…
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