Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The Montana Department of Corrections said Monday that the warden responsible for the state ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. For each of the past two years, Montana’s Department of Corrections has sent 120 prisoners to a ...

Montana State Prison Warden Jim Salmonsen has been placed on leave, according to the Montana Department of Corrections. An unsuspecting group of women is getting HIV. Geography is in part to blame.

The issue of affordable housing has been a problem for communities across Montana, but in Deer Lodge, a new housing complex is helping to solve that problem for employees of the Montana State Prison.

DEER LODGE, Mont. — The Montana State prison in Deer Lodge, houses over 1,600 inmates. NBC Montana got an inside look at the facility — and what’s being done to address overcrowding, and to find out ...

Two Montana communities have expressed substantial interest in becoming the location for a new state women’s prison facility following a Department of Corrections request for information. Two more ...

DEER LODGE, Mont. — On Tuesday, inside of the Montana State Prison three water leaks were found. The Montana Department of Corrections is testing for additional leaks by repressurizing and monitoring ...

DEER LODGE — The murder trial of a Montana State Prison inmate accused of killing a fellow prisoner began Tuesday in Deer Lodge. Shaun Duncan Morrison, 30, is charged with killing 53-year-old Julio ...

DEER LODGE — A former Montana State Prison correctional officer pleaded guilty in Deer Lodge district court this week to felony charges of transfer of illegal items. Brett Bernard Lombardi, 36, of ...

DEER LODGE, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte and others gathered in Deer Lodge to mark the beginning of a significant expansion project at the Montana State Prison. The project aims to address ...

Nearly a week after leaks cut off water for about 1,500 inmates at the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge, inmate Bryce Baltezar said things at the facility are dystopian. “As soon as you hit the door ...