A valve key is used to reach six feet down to turn on and repressurize the water system at Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge. (Provided by the Montana Department of Corrections) The Department of ...

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 ...

DEER LODGE, Mont. - Montana Department of Corrections Director Brian Gootkin reported Wednesday that two inmates at the Montana State Prison died by suicide in separate incidents. The incidents took ...

A unique program inside the Montana Women's Prison is making a difference for both dogs and the women training them. Known as Prison Paws, the program teaches ...

DEER LODGE, Mont. – The Montana State Prison suffered a water leak that disrupted water services for inmates. Temporary amenities were put in place for inmates while the Montana Department of ...

Frederick Maw VI was 14 months old when his father, Freddie J, received a 20-year sentence to Montana State Prison in 2018. Caterina Maw, Little Freddie’s grandmother, remembers driving alongside a ...

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 ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. DEER LODGE — Blaming 1970s infrastructure that apparently has not been properly maintained, the ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The Montana Department of Corrections plans to expand and renovate the Riverside Correctional ...