Montana lawmakers eye more prison beds
HELENA — Citing an unprecedented surge in state inmates, Montana lawmakers convening on corrections issues Tuesday committed to addressing a 500-prison-bed shortage during the 2025 Legislature.
Construction costs per bed were estimated at $216,000.
“We have a situation with our prison population, both male and female, that’s fundamentally out of control, where there’s not very much that we’re going to be able to do to stop it within the epidemic of crime, not really in Montana, but across this country,” said Rep. John Fitzpatrick, R-Anaconda. “We have to deal with the issue.”
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