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The Montana Department of Corrections last week issued a request for communities across the state to say whether they are interested in hosting a new women’s prison after months of discussions over where the facility should be built.

After the 2025 Legislature budgeted $250 million to build the future of Montana’s prison system, including a new women’s prison, DOC officials have been trying to identify a site, as projections show there will be hundreds of additional female inmates in Montana in the coming decades. But they have received some pushback from locals in several areas of Montana who are hesitant to host such a facility.

The department’s Request for Information went out on Sept. 10 seeking feedback from local municipalities through Oct. 15 on whether they would li

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