(UM Legislative News Service) Eric Alexander was incarcerated in Tennessee at age 17. He says he a took a plea deal for a murder he did not commit in order to avoid a life sentence without parole. On Friday, he told the Montana House Judiciary Committee that while serving his two 25-year sentences, he was traumatized as a child in an adult prison. “I am not the … [Read more...] about Montana House: Bill would prohibit life sentence without parole for juveniles

A measure to fund part, but not all, of President Donald Trump's wall along the U.S. Southern border and avoid another government shutdown passed Congress on Thursday night with votes from all three members of Montana's delegation. Trump will sign the measure but will also declare a national emergency, possibly today, to tap additional funds from other sources to pay for his … [Read more...] about Montana delegation praises security funding bill despite “national emergency”