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Overview of Montana's Correctional System Montana

The Jail System

Montana has 41 jail facilities in the state's 56 counties. Their rated capacity is 2,177. There are no jail standards or inspections programs in the state.

The Prison System

The Dept. of Corrections managed 3,462 inmates at the end of 2007. The DOC operates three state facilities and contracts with 9 regional and private facilities. The DOC has 1,112 employees.

The Community Corrections System

The DOC's Probation and Parole Bureau supervised 9,106 probationers and 966 parolees at yearend 2007. The Bureau has 23 field offices in the state.
2007 Crime Rate for Montana
The crime rate in Montana is about 18% lower than the national average rate. Property crimes account for around 90.6% of the crime rate in Montana which is 15% lower than the national rate. The remaining 7.7% are violent crimes and are about 38% lower than other states. The following graph shows how Montana compared to the rest of the states.

State Crime Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Montana National Avg.
Crime Rates (2007) 3,053 3,731
Violent Crimes 288 467
Property Crimes 2,765 3,264
2004 Corrections Population
Montana has 16,997 adults under correctional supervision (prisons, jails, probation, and parole). The supervision rate (number of offenders per 100,000 people) is about 29% lower than the national rate.

State Population Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Montana National Avg.
Population Rate (2004) 1,817 2,572
2007 Incarceration Information
Montana has a rate 20% lower than than the national average of incarcerated adults per 100,000.

Incarceration Rate (Per 100,000)

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Montana National Avg.
Incarceration Rate (2007) 356 447
2007 Probationers
Montana has a rate 34% lower than than the national average number of probationers per 100,000 people.

Probationers (Per 100,000)

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Montana National Avg.
Probationer Rate (2007) 1,223 1,863
2007 Parolees
Montana has a rate 59% lower than than the national average number of parolees per 100,000 people.

Parolees (Per 100,000)

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Montana National Avg.
Parolee Rate (2007) 130 319
2008 Corrections Percentage of Total State Government Expenditures
Taxpayers paid 22% higher than than the national average in 2008.

Percentage Spent on Corrections

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Montana National Avg.
% Spent on Corrections (2008) 8.6% 6.7%

Data Sources:

  • The PEW Center on the States
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • American Jail Assoc.
  • American Correctional Assoc.
  • State Government Websites
  • State-provided information
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