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The famously free and routinely celebrated Montana Folk Festival in Butte received a funding bump that was announced Tuesday by the Montana Department of Commerce.

Three prisoners easily exemplify the dangerous sorts who found their home behind those tall, but strangely beautiful walls: here are their stories

Just as the state reached a $500,000 settlement with Georgia Pacific to reimburse it for its investigation of a Superfund site at the former Brown Paper Company mill in Berlin, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is about to renew its...

Where to travel in 2013: Must-see places to visit this year - silent lakes, northern lights and wild safaris

© Getty Images Alcatraz, the historic prison offshore from San Francisco, opened to indoor tours on Monday for the first time in more than a year amid the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.  The island prison is requiring face masks, social distancing and other health precautions for visitors. Ferries to the historic site, which once held infamous figures like Al Capone and George “Machine Gun” Kelly, are also operating at a reduced capacity, according to a Monday statement from the Nation...

Alcatraz Reopens For Tours After Three-Month Closure Alcatraz Island reopened Monday morning for limited tours by reservation, after being closed since the statewide lockdown began in December, and after only being open for about three months in total since the pandemic began. The outdoor areas of the island are opening generally to the public — though visits to the island will require reserved spaces on limited-capacity ferries. These areas include Eagle Plaza, Sally Port, the Recreation Yar...

You can now book a tour to Alcatraz!

"We have been working closely with our public health partners to align our operations with local guidance and provide access to the island for the first time this year," GGNRA General Superintendent Laura Joss said in a statement. "We expect everyone to follow CDC guidance, wear a mask, and give each other space to safely enjoy their experience at this iconic site." Ferries to the island will operate at reduced capacities for the time being and require advanced reservations via alcatrazcruises....

Inmates might see hooch as a way to escape the rigors of prison. correctional officers know a more serious side. an intoxicated inmate has just been removed from visitation. officers succeed in returning him to his cell. but now, theres another problem. he wont let them remove the handcuffs. >> wait, wait, wait. hey, just let him go. let him go. let him go. >> i dont give a [ bleep ]. you can come in here and beat my [ bleep ]. >> thats the hard way to do it. . im going to do it the hard way bec...

I need that information that you said you had about the receipts, phone numbers and the peoples names. if you could give me a call back at the prison i would greatly appreciate it. thank you very much. >> despite the influence at the prison, violence a rarely race related. >> this isnt -- you know, i watched "lockup" on california, where the aryans is parts of the blacks. we dont have to segregate. we dont have problems. even when we have instances where whites have had problems with blacks and ...