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| Missoula County weighs options for overcrowded jail, $12M expansion |
| By missoulian.com- Kathryn Haake |
| Published: 10/03/2014 |
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Should the county build an addition on the Missoula County jail, a $12 million expense? Or should it forgo $1 million in annual revenue from the Montana Department of Corrections and reclaim the 144 beds where the DOC now houses some of its inmates? Those are just a few of the questions posed to County Commissioner Jean Curtiss at a Thursday afternoon meeting on overcrowding at the Mullan Road facility. Commissioners Michele Landquist and Bill Carey weren’t in attendance. But just how crowded is the jail? Sheriff’s Capt. Jason Kowalski explained that inmates with mental health and addiction issues are consistently placed in cells where they shouldn’t be housed, and maximum security is full all the time. He said one day in September, the jail was 15 women over the 45-bed limit. Read More. |
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