Prison

A western Montana woman has been sentenced to 100 years in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of killing her ex-boyfriend, with whom she had an ongoing custody dispute.

A debate over private prisons in Montana came to a head this week after Governor Steve Bullock ended negotiations with Core Civic, which runs a private prison in Shelby.

Missoula Probation and Parole & Missoula Partners for Reintegration are hosting a "Re-Entry Simulation" event Thursday, November 9 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

A former Colorado attorney and fly-fishing guide has been sentenced to 100 years in prison after he was found guilty of killing his wife in Montana almost 17 years ago.

A former Montana State Prison employee is asking a judge to dismiss charges that allege she twice raped an inmate.

A private prison in Hardin has suspended operations due to a lack of inmates.

In the wake of bomb threats that have forced evacuations six times since mid-January, the Butte courthouse is increasing security for a murder trial next week.

A 51-year-old woman who said she was acting in self-defense when she stabbed a Butte man at a southwestern Montana campground has been convicted of accountability to deliberate homicide.

Fourteen Montana prison inmates have filed clemency applications since October, when a new state law gave the governor final say on such requests instead of the state Board of Pardons and Parole.

An appeals court has upheld the 30-year prison sentence for a woman who admitted to pushing her husband to his death off a cliff in Glacier National Park