The Montana Department of Corrections reports it could take 60 to 90 days to replace the Montana State Prison with new water ...

It doesn’t get any more serious than this,” DOC Director Brian Gootkin told reporters. “This is a little city. This is a town that no longer has water.” ...

One week after a catastrophic water system failure at Montana State Prison, state corrections officials opened the gates ...

Montana State Prison’s drinking water has routinely tested positive for coliform, a bacteria found in fecal matter, and the ...

A broken water pipe at Montana State Prison has limited water for prisoners and forced mobilization of the state’s National ...

On Tuesday, inside of the Montana State Prison three water leaks were found.The Montana Department of Corrections is testing ...

The Department of Corrections announced late Tuesday it had identified three water leaks at the prison. The Department of ...

The pipe, which carries water from the well house to the main water tank, which supplies water to the secure compound, broke ...

The National Guard has been hauling in water to up the prison’s 300,000-gallon water tank to keep the system pressurized ...

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.

Long overloaded with too many inmates and not enough space to hold them, the state has turned to prisons as far off as Mississippi. Officials cite limited options; inmates’ lawyers and families say ...

Plans for a new mental health facility in eastern Montana are advancing. Deer Lodge County proposes two sites for a new women ...