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Jail Name:
Montana State Prison (MSP)
Jail Type:
State Prison
State:
Montana
County:
POWELL
City:
Deer Lodge
Source:
Wikipedia
Description:
The Montana State Prison is a men's correctional facility of the Montana Department of Corrections in unincorporated Powell County, Montana, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Deer Lodge.[2] The current facility was constructed between 1974 and 1979 in response to the continued degeneration of the original facility located in downtown Deer Lodge. The "Old Prison" (46°23'33"N 112°44'10"W) served as the Montana Territorial Prison from its creation in 1871 until Montana achieved statehood in 1889, then continued as the primary penal institution for the State of Montana until 1979. Throughout the prison's history, the institution was plagued with constant overcrowding, insufficient funds, and antiquated facilities. The administration of Warden Frank Conley from 1890 to 1921 proved the exception to this rule, as Warden Conley instituted extensive inmate labor projects that kept many inmates at work constructing the prison buildings and walls as well as providing various state and community services like road building, logging, and ranching. After Conley left office, the prison experienced almost forty years of degeneration, mismanagement, and monetary restraints until an explosive riot in 1959 captured the attention of the nation. Led by Jerry Myles and Lee Smart, the riot maintained the prison under inmate control for thirty-six hours before the Montana National Guard stormed the institution to restore order. The facility was retired in September 1979, and the inmates were moved to the current prison. The Old Prison was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and is now a museum
Opened:
1871
Security Class:
Medium
Website URL:
Address:
400 Conley Lake Road
Zip Code:
59722
Location:
Old: 925 Main Street, Deer Lodge, Montana New: 700 Conley Lake Road, Powell County, near Deer Lodge, Montana
Phone 1:
406-846-1320
Fax 1:
406-846-2950
Imate Gender:
Male Offenders
Capacity:
1495
Judicial District:
Deer Lodge, MT
Inmate Mail 1:
Inmate Mailing Address: Inmate Name, ID Number Montana State Prison 400 Conley Lake Road Deer Lodge, MT 59722
Money:
http://cor.mt.gov/FamilyFriends/InmateFinancial
Instagram:
Notable Inmates:
Leland Jensen - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leland_Jensen
Youtube Video:
400 Conley Lake Road, 59722, Deer Lodge, Montana
Visiting Thursday:
2:30 PM – 7:30 PM Locked Housing UnitII (LHU-II): 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Visiting Friday:
2:30pm-4:30pm
Visiting Saturday:
2:30 PM – 7:30 PM Locked Housing UnitII (LHU-II): 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Visiting Sunday:
2:30pm-4:30pm
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