Jail Diversion

On Wednesday, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced a $700,000 grant to Missoula County to continue building on efforts to reform the local criminal justice system and safely reduce Missoula County’s jail population.

Missoula’s three county commissioners met with the city council’s Committee of the Whole on Wednesday to get updates from county officials on issues that affect the city and county.

The Montana Healthcare Foundation and the State Department of Health and Human Services released a report this week about taking practical and cost-effective steps to address the state’s exploding substance abuse crisis.

State legislators won't get much of a break before they start the 2017 session, with the official swearing ceremony scheduled for January 2 in the Helena Capitol Rotunda.

A draft of the jail diversion plan for Missoula city and county has been finished and now local officials are looking for feedback.

The Missoula County Sheriff's Office has announced several changes, in personnel and in protocols that it believes will enhance its service to the Missoula area.

An overcrowded jail, inmates sleeping on the floor, and some with mental health problems, all are part of the issue called 'jail diversion', a big topic of discussion with the Missoula County Sheriff's Office.