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Options include building more capacity at the Montana State Prison, building a new women’s prison, and possibly putting more inmates at contracted prisons like the Saguaro Correction Center in Arizona.

Missoula County this month revoked its consent to hold offenders from state agencies at the local detention center without prior permission, unless the agency agrees to pay the full cost of housing the inmate.

Missoula County inked a new contract with a medical firm to provide services to inmates held at the Missoula County Detention Facility, including state inmates whose daily costs exceed what the state reimburses.

You can teach an old dog new tricks, and a bill in the Montana Legislature would expand a dog-training program that lets inmates be the teachers.