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Judiciary seeks permanent pretrial funding and two judges for Yellowstone County; subcommittee approves two judges, not full pretrial package
Summary
The judicial branch asked the subcommittee to make the temporary pretrial program permanent and to add three judges in Yellowstone County; the subcommittee approved two judges and did not adopt the full pretrial funding request, leaving the program’s statewide expansion unresolved.
The Montana judicial branch urged the House Appropriations Section D subcommittee to fund an ongoing pretrial assessment and supervision program and to add judges to address high caseloads in Yellowstone County. Chief Justice Corey Swanson and Supreme Court Administrator David McAlpin told the committee the pretrial program provides rapid, data‑driven information (PSAs) to judges and funds county‑level supervision and monitoring that can reduce unnecessary pretrial detention.
Why it matters: Judiciary officials said the pretrial program helps reduce jail populations, preserve law enforcement arrest capacity and…
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