Corrections Facility Capacity News Today

The plan to replace the low-security inmate housing at the Montana State Prison now includes blueprints of what the new facilities will look like, and costs for the project are coming in at or under the $156 million budget, planning and construction officials told an interim committee tracking the project on Wednesday.

With $211 million allocated to upgrade low-security housing and other facilities at the Montana State Prison, and the architecture and construction contracts signed for the project, lawmakers this week heard about initial timelines and projections for the project.