BOULDER — Starting a few months ago, the state of Montana began moving some of its female inmates to a facility outside Boulder – the latest step aimed at addressing the growing need for prison space across the state. On Tuesday, Gov. Greg Gianforte got a tour of the newly repurposed facility.

(Watch the video to get a closer look at the Riverside correctional facility.) Gianforte tours Boulder correctional facility repurposed for female inmates

Prior to May, the Riverside facility held about 25 older male inmates with long-term medical needs. Since then, the Montana Department of Corrections has moved those men to the Montana State Prison campus in Deer Lodge and brought in 50 female inmates who had been at the Montana Women’s Prison in Billings.

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