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| Staffing shortfall hits Montana State Prison |
| By ktvq.com |
| Published: 07/24/2014 |
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HELENA - The Montana State Prison has a shortfall of correctional officers - 65 vacancies, out of a desired staffing level of about 354 - and the situation is straining prison resources and forcing prison officials to find temporary fixes to ensure safety for inmates, staff, and visitors. "Montana State Prison is at a critical juncture," MSP Warden Leroy Kirkegard wrote in a July 18 memo to staff at the prison. "We are trying to operate a maximum security prison with a minimum amount of staff." The prison is using mandatory overtime like never before and making other temporary fixes, the memo says, but the prison also needs to find "bigger picture" solutions. Read More. |
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