Citing few immediate options, Missoula County on Tuesday agreed to renew its contract with a provider to oversee medical and mental health services at the detention facility.
Missoula County Sheriff T.J. McDermott and the Missoula County Commissioners are limiting the number of new inmates processed into the Missoula County Detention Facility.
March has been good for Mineral County. After 'all hell was breaking loose' in November with the sudden departure of the County Sheriff and a rapid closure of the County Jail, Commissioner Roman Zylawy says things are turning around.
A report by the National Institute of Corrections indicates that Lake County, Montana needs a new jail, it’s something Sheriff Don Bell has known for a while.
The Mineral County jail has been closed since last November when staffing levels declined to just two jailers and even the Sheriff turned in his badge and quit.