DEER LODGE, Mont. — The Montana State Prison (MSP) has been cleared to resume normal water use across its facility, following the Montana Department of Environmental Quality's (DEQ) decision to lift ...

DEER LODGE, Mont. — Water service has been restored at Montana State Prison following a two-week disruption due to multiple leaks discovered on Oct. 10. The Department of Corrections confirmed that ...

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 ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The Montana Department of Corrections announced crews have restored full water service at Montana ...

The water supply at Montana State Prison near Deer Lodge has returned to "normal use" after a three-week rush to shore up the facility's failing water system, state officials said.

Eric Strauss, deputy director of the Montana Department of Corrections, will take the top leadership post there starting Jan. 6, the Governor’s Office announced. The current director, Brian Gootkin, ...

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 ...

Montana State Prison’s drinking water has routinely tested positive for coliform, a bacteria found in fecal matter, and the facility has received numerous drinking water violations over the past three ...

Montana State Prison joined forces with area law enforcement agencies in Deer Lodge, Anaconda and Butte to provide Thanksgiving turkeys to families in need.

A Polson man will spend time in the Montana State Prison for shooting another man in the chest in downtown Missoula during a ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Two Montana communities have expressed substantial interest in becoming the location for a new ...