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Department of Corrections emphasizes programming space, partnerships and technology as ways to reduce recidivism
Summary
The Department of Corrections told the House Judiciary Committee it needs more programming space and partnerships (university, private sector) to deliver education, vocational training and treatment inside facilities; DOC officials said these steps can lower recidivism while limiting additional staff costs in the near term.
Scott Eichner, rehabilitation programs chief at the Montana Department of Corrections, told the House Judiciary Committee that meeting prison needs is not just about adding beds but about adding programming space to deliver education, treatment and vocational training.
"We don't have enough beds. We need places to house people," Eichner said, and he emphasized that the current construction plan includes programming space changes: the existing project adds three housing units, repurposes about 700 beds and will add roughly 117 beds; the DOC…
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