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Bill Providing Housing Vouchers For Parolees Advances
By mtpr.org- Madelyn Beck
Published: 01/27/2015

On Monday, the Montana House of Representatives advanced a bill that would provide 3-month housing vouchers for paroled inmates who would not have a place to live otherwise.

Democratic Representative Margie MacDonald is sponsoring House Bill 25 and made her case for the proposal over the weekend.

“People remain in prison because they do not have the funding needed for deposit and rent to get a small apartment. The bill allows the Department of Corrections to issue a voucher for a prisoner who has received parole conditional on finding housing."

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