Officials say transferring the prisoners is a necessary step to manage prison populations and make needed upgrades and additions to the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge.

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"During January 2025, CoreCivic also received an additional 120 Montana inmates at the Company's 1,896-bed Saguaro Correctional Facility in Eloy, Arizona, under an existing contract with the state ...

Eastern Washington hosts the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks after Andrew Cook scored 21 points in Eastern Washington's 74-64 loss to the Montana State Bobcats.

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) Malik Moore had 20 points in Montana's 81-76 victory against Northern Arizona on Thursday night. Moore also contributed five assists for the Grizzlies (10-6, 3-0 Big Sky ...

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (10-6, 1-2 Big Sky) at Montana State Bobcats (5-11, 0-3 Big Sky) Bozeman, Montana; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona visits Montana State after Jayden Jackson scored 22 points in Northern Arizona's 81-76 loss to the Montana Grizzlies.

Totals 31-60 10-13 81. Halftime_Montana 46-41. 3-Point Goals_N. Arizona 7-18 (Bowser 3-4, Baker 2-2, Campisano 1-1, Jackson 1-3, Abelman 0-1, Fort 0-1, McLaughlin 0-6), Montana 9-20 (Moore 3-7 ...

Percentages: FG .390, FT .500. 3-Point Goals: 6-23, .261 (Patterson 2-4, McMahon 1-2, Zephir 1-2, Goracke 1-3, Lecholat 1-4, Miller 0-1, Walker 0-1, Agbonkpolo 0-3 ...

Totals 31-60 10-13 81. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Halftime_Montana 46-41. 3-Point Goals_N. Arizona 7-18 (Bowser 3-4, Baker 2-2, Campisano 1-1, Jackson 1-3, Abelman 0-1 ...

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (11-8, 2-4 Big Sky) at Eastern Washington Eagles (6-13, 2-4 Big Sky) Cheney, Washington; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Eagles -2.5; over/under is 149 BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Washington hosts Northern Arizona after Andrew Cook scored 21 points in Eastern Washington's 74-64 loss to the Montana State Bobcats.

Proponents have long argued that the circuit covers too much territory and too many people and its docket is unmanageable; critics say the current system isn’t broken and motivations for the split are merely political.

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, he has built the most formidable foundation of Republican electoral strength since the Ronald Reagan era in the 1980s.