Montana Department of Corrections has not disclosed why Warden Jim Salmonsen went on leave, or why the leave ended.

HELENA, Mont. — The state Department of Corrections confirmed to Montana Free Press Wednesday that Montana State Prison Warden Jim Salmonsen, who was on leave from his position for 47 days ...

The next time that you pour yourself a glass of milk, go ahead and take a peek on the carton at where it was made. If it says ...

The Montana Department of Corrections is looking at four different locations for a new women's prison, due to the current one ...

A new women’s prison would create about 100 full-time jobs, he said, including nursing and maintenance positions.

The Montana Department of Corrections is scoping potential locations for a new women’s prison. Department officials pitched ...

There are several state prison facilities for men, including the Montana State Prison, and the DOC has transferred 600 male inmates to prisons in Arizona and Mississippi, Gootkin said. The 2023 ...

Kolby David Schmidt, who led Lewis and Clark County deputies on a chase hitting speeds of nearly 100 mph, was sentenced to 20 ...

The Montana Department of Corrections has announced that Pine Hills Correctional Facility in Miles City is back to a juvenile ...

The state Senate should begin reviewing findings concerning the conduct of former Senate President Jason Ellsworth within ...

In 2016, the jail started housing adult inmates, whose population reached a high of 88, according to Carolynn Stocker, the ...