Jail

A recent escape at the Yellowstone County Detention Facility has everybody in Billings talking. I'm no criminal, but here's what I would do if I broke free for a day.

The jail is working closely with the Missoula City-County Health Department to ensure the health and safety of inmates and detention staff.

Investigators believe the escaped men arranged to meet a getaway car across the street in the parking lot of a chiropractor’s office.

This isn't her first time in the Missoula jail.

A 72-year-old Missoula man was taken to jail Monday evening after a traffic stop.

The woman received minor injuries while he held her down police say.

Crime in Missoula seemed to plummet this week along with the drop in temperatures.

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.

There’s some optimism in Mineral County after the jail was closed suddenly in October and the Sheriff resigned.