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The Jail System

Montana has 36 jails in 56 counties. The jail population in 2022 was 2,948.

The Prison System

As of December 31, 2022, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of Montana correctional authorities was 4,691 located in 4 state prisons and held in custody of private prisons or local jails. State operated facilities had a staff of 1,298 employees and a budget of $218,823,892.

The Community Corrections System

As of December 31, 2022, Montana community corrections population was 9,330 under probation and 1,220 under parole.

Methodology

The National Institute of Corrections depends on publicly available information to provide the information on this page.

The statistics for budgets, employee positions, and state prison facilities data come from state departments of corrections, other state reports and state agencies. If data is missing for a state, then we were unable to find that information.

The data on prison population and incarcerate rate come from the Prisoners in 2022 report released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The report includes the count of prisoners in the unified systems of Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Violent and property crime rates are provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

The number of counties per state comes from the United States Census Bureau.

Rates (Per 100K)

Incarceration Rate
414
Violent Crime Rate
418
Property Crime Rate
1,919
Probationers
1,106
Parolees
137

Populations

Prison Population
4,691
Jail Population
2,948
Parole Population
1,220
Probation Population
9,330

Facilities

Number of State Prison Facilities
4 facilities
Number of Jail Facilities
36

Prisons

Cost Per Inmate
$ 63,618
Employee Positions
1,298
Prison Budget
$218,823,892