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Montana Runs Out Of Materials For New License Plates

Due to an aluminum shortage affecting businesses throughout the United States Montana Correctional Enterprises was forced to change its production process for Montana license plates this week when its supply of the material ran out. Its license plate factory produces about 750,000 license plates a year for Montana motorists in all 56 counties....

Montana State Prison Union May Strike

A possible strike is brewing at the Montana State Prison as the employees’ unions continue negotiations with the state Corrections Department Thursday. The Federation of Montana State Prison Employees Local 4700 announced earlier this month its members had voted sixty to zero to engage in concerted activity a step toward a potential strike to ...

1st COVID Case In Montana State Prison Reported In 2 Months

The Montana State Prison has reported its first COVID-19 cases among inmates at the facility since May. The Montana Department of Corrections reported three new cases on its website this week bringing the total cases among inmates there to 493 since its first case last October. One inmate is currently hospitalized while six have died from comp...

Cascade County Prisoners Moved To Shelby Prison

65 state inmates were transferred to the private prison near Shelby this week as part of a deal ending the Montana Department of Corrections’ use of the regional prison in Cascade County. The Crossroads Correctional Center is a major employer in Shelby holding almost 15% of the county’s total population with a 712-bed facility for ...

Senator Daines Responds To Biden Address

A Hamilton woman who shot and killed her husband following an alleged abusive relationship was sentenced to a suspended 20-year commitment to the Montana Department of Corrections. Joanne Evelyn Campbell, 61, wiped away tears as she appeared via video link during her sentencing hearing Thursday before Ravalli County District Court. Campbell wa...