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As Montana moves inmates to a prison in Mississippi, families worry about losing contact

As Montana moves inmates to a prison in Mississippi, families worry about losing contact

GREAT FALLS — Audra Holcomb of Great Falls has been 1,800 miles away from her incarcerated son, Erin, for more than a year. In early 2025, he was transferred from a private prison in Montana to Tutwiler, Mississippi. Her son preferred the more comfortable cells in Shelby, Audra told Montana

Montana consolidating all out-of-state inmates to private prison in Mississippi

Montana will no longer send inmates to a private prison in Arizona, opting instead to consolidate all 600 out-of-state inmates to a facility in Mississippi operated by the same company. Montana Department of Corrections Communications Director Carolynn Stocker said Monday the decision was made to "provide greater

Montana House endorses $16.6 billion budget after daylong debate

Montana House lawmakers on Wednesday endorsed a $16.6 billion two-year budget that includes a hearty investment in the state’s correctional facilities, the renewal of government-funded health care for low-income earners and hunter’s safety education. What emerged from the House floor with a preliminary vote