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Committee Concurred in Bill Expanding Prison Vocational Programming, Project Cap and Pre‑Apprenticeship Pilot

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House Bill 572 clarifies inmate education as part of Montana Correctional Enterprises, raises per‑project limits to $600,000, confines inmate labor to inside Montana State Prison, and directs the director of corrections to explore a pre‑apprenticeship program with organized labor; proponents said these amendments will improve job prospects and reduce recidivism.

Representative John Fitzpatrick (House District 76) presented House Bill 572, which makes several changes to the Montana Correctional Enterprises program at the state prison in Deer Lodge. The bill adds language clarifying inmate education as a program function; raises the maximum value of an individual project from $200,000 to $600,000; restricts…

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