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{{Short description|State agency of Montana}}
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The '''Montana Department of Corrections''' is a state agency of Montana that operates state prisons and manages community-corrections programs. The agency has its headquarters in [[Helena, Montana|Helena]].<ref>"[http://cor.mt.gov/contact.mcpx Contacting Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091210114115/http://cor.mt.gov/contact.mcpx |date=2009-12-10 }}." Montana Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 8, 2009.</ref>

== Adult secure facilities ==
;Male
* [[Montana State Prison]] (''[[unincorporated area|Unincorporated]]'' [[Powell County, Montana|Powell County]], near [[Deer Lodge, Montana|Deer Lodge]])<ref name="maleprisons">"[http://www.cor.mt.gov/MSP/default.mcpx Montana State Prison] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119161013/http://cor.mt.gov/MSP/default.mcpx |date=2010-11-19 }}." Montana Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 2, 2010. "Address: 400 Conley Lake Road; Deer Lodge, MT; 59722" "50 Crossroads Drive; Shelby, MT 59474" "3800 Ulm North Frontage Road; Great Falls, MT 59404" "440 Colorado Blvd.; Glendive, MT 59330"</ref>
*Private/regional prisons for men
** Cascade County Regional Prison ([[Great Falls, Montana|Great Falls]])<ref name="maleprisons"/>
** [[Crossroads Correctional Facility]] (''Unincorporated'' [[Toole County, Montana|Toole County]], near [[Shelby, Montana|Shelby]]),<ref name="maleprisons"/> privately operated by the [[Corrections Corporation of America]]
** Dawson County Correctional Facility ([[Glendive, Montana|Glendive]])<ref name="maleprisons"/>

;Female
* [[Montana Women's Prison]] ([[Billings, Montana|Billings]])<ref>"[http://www.cor.mt.gov/MWP/default.mcpx Montana Women's Prison] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328143114/http://cor.mt.gov/MWP/default.mcpx |date=2013-03-28 }}." Montana Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 2, 2010.</ref>

== Adult Community Corrections ==
Operated by the state, county government or private nonprofits under contract with the state.
* Missoula Assessment and Sanction Center, Missoula
* Nexus Meth Treatment Center (males), Lewistown
* Elkhorn Meth Treatment Center (females), Boulder
* START revocation and sanction center, Anaconda
* Connections Corrections, Butte and Warm Springs
* WATCh DUI treatment program, Warm Springs and Glendive
* Treasure State Correctional Training Center (boot camp), Deer Lodge
* Passages Women's Center, Billings
* Pine Hills Correctional Facility, Miles City
* Prerelease centers in Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Great Falls, Helena and Missoula
* Probation and parole offices in 23 communities

== Youth Services Division ==
The Youth Services Division operates juvenile correctional facilities.<ref>"[http://www.cor.mt.gov/youthservices/default.mcpx Youth Services]." Montana Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.</ref> Pine Hills Youth Correctional Facility in [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[Custer County, Montana|Custer County]], near [[Miles City, Montana|Miles City]], serves delinquent boys.<ref>"[http://www.cor.mt.gov/YouthServices/pinehills.mcpx Pine Hills Youth Correctional Facility]." Montana Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.</ref> Riverside Youth Correctional Facility, a 20-bed facility for girls,<ref>"[http://www.cor.mt.gov/YouthServices/riverside.mcpx Riverside Youth Correctional Facility]." Montana Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.</ref> is located in [[Boulder, Montana|Boulder]].<ref>"[http://mt.gov/govt/statedir/city/B_cities.asp City Listings - Alphabetical]." Montana Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 24, 2010. "2 Riverside RD Boulder, MT 59632"</ref>

== Youth Community Corrections ==
The Youth Community Corrections Bureau forms the youth parole network.<ref>"[http://www.cor.mt.gov/YouthServices/YCC/default.mcpx Youth Community Corrections Bureau]." Montana Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.</ref>

* Youth Transition Centers, Great Falls
* Juvenile parole

== See also ==
* [[List of law enforcement agencies in Montana]]
* [[List of United States state correction agencies]]
* [[List of U.S. state prisons]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://cor.mt.gov/ Montana Department of Corrections]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110119161654/http://cor.mt.gov/content/Resources/Reports/2011BiennialReport.pdf Biennial Report 2011]

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