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The prison has been closed for over 60 years and is now a popular tourist attraction.

Lake County’s two, roughly 30-square-foot isolation cells are an example of how communities nationwide are failing to provide mental health services — crisis care, in particular.

House Bill 236would protect prisoners’ constitutional rights to due process by adding enhanced access to psychological care in detention centers to state law.

Two of the biggest legislative priorities to start the 2023 session in Montana – addressing housing and prison space and upgrades – came down to a flurry of work done in the final days.

At the state level, Colorado Department of Corrections spokesperson Annie Skinner said while inmate population counts are still down from where they were pre-pandemic, there has been an uptick in prison populations as of late.