A new report from The Sentencing Project this week—America’s Incarceration Crossroads: Reversing Progress Amid Record-Low Crime Rates—highlights a troubling truth: while some of the country has spent the past decade reducing prison populations, Montana is moving sharply in the opposite direction. According to the study, Montana’s prison population increased by 32.4% between 2018 and 2023—the highest … Continue reading Montana’s Prison Population Is Rising Faster Than Almost Anywhere in the Country