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Tag: Montana Department of Corrections

Montana coronavirus report

COVID aid to protect Montana prisons and jails sits unused

Two inmates took their own lives at Montana State Prison last month

Breaking out in prison

State ramps up COVID-19 testing in correctional facilities

State Supreme Court denies Disability Rights Montana lawsuit

COVID-19 case confirmed at Bozeman jail as attorney general responds to prisoner-release lawsuit

Disability watchdog sues state for COVID-19 mitigation in prisons and jails