STAT BAR
56 counties · MDOC Prerelease Centers · 8 facilities statewide · RRM Denver
KEY MONTANA FACTS
Montana DOC term: "prerelease centers" (not halfway houses)
8 prerelease centers statewide; 6-month programs; residents work in community during day
MDOC contracts with 5 nonprofit organizations for contracted centers
Flathead Valley Reentry Center: DOC-owned and operated (only state-run prerelease facility) - Kalispell
All facilities publicly listed on cor.mt.gov/Facilities/PrereleaseCenters with phones
MDOC also offers Transitional Assistance and Rental Voucher program for those not placed in prerelease centers
1 BOP RRM region: RRM Denver (CO + MT + ND + SD + UT + WY)
56 counties
BOP FEDERAL RRC CONTACTS (Montana)
RRM DENVER (Montana + CO + ND + SD + UT + WY):
Coverage: Montana falls under RRM Denver
Pull all Montana federal RRC listings from: bop.gov/business/rrc_directory.jsp (filter MT)
Note: Montana may have no dedicated federal RRC - federal inmates may be placed in state
prerelease centers or transferred to neighboring states; verify from bop.gov
MONTANA MDOC PRERELEASE CENTERS
All publicly listed at: cor.mt.gov/Facilities/PrereleaseCenters
MDOC Community Corrections Facilities and Programs Bureau: (406) 444-9647
Program: 6-month step-down; residents work in community; wide range of treatment and programming
facility_type = state_contracted (contracted facilities) or state_operated (Flathead Valley)
COMPLETE FACILITY LIST - IMPORT-READY:
1. ALPHA HOUSE PRERELEASE CENTER
Address: 3109 1st Avenue North, Billings, MT 59101
Phone: (406) 259-9695
County: Yellowstone County
Gender: Male
Operator: Nonprofit (contracted)
facility_type = state_contracted
2. BUTTE PRERELEASE CENTER
Address: 62 West Broadway, Butte, MT 59701
Phone: (406) 782-2316 / (406) 496-5070
County: Silver Bow County
Gender: Males and females
Operator: Nonprofit (contracted)
facility_type = state_contracted
3. FLATHEAD VALLEY REENTRY CENTER
Location: Kalispell, MT (Flathead County)
Phone: (406) 758-6238
County: Flathead County
Gender: Males
Operator: Montana DOC (state-owned and operated - only DOC-run prerelease facility)
facility_type = state_contracted (DOC-operated)
Note: Opened after landmark lawsuit - DOC sued Flathead County Board of Adjustments
in October 2024 after permit denial; facility now operational per cor.mt.gov
Legislature appropriated $7.1 million in 2023 for this facility
Serves Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, and Sanders Counties (NW Montana)
90-bed facility per proposal
Pull exact address from cor.mt.gov or call (406) 758-6238
4. GALLATIN COUNTY REENTRY PROGRAM
Address: 1100 Conley Lake Road, Deer Lodge, MT 59722
Phone: (406) 846-1320
County: Powell County (physical location; serves Gallatin County offenders)
Gender: Males (verify)
Operator: CCCS (Community, Counseling, and Correctional Services, Inc.) - Butte nonprofit
Cooperative agreement: MDOC + Gallatin County + CCCS
Capacity: 40 beds
facility_type = state_contracted
Note: Address is Deer Lodge (Powell County) despite "Gallatin County" name -
this is a cooperative program for Gallatin County offenders housed at Deer Lodge facility
Note appropriately on both Gallatin County AND Powell County pages
5. GREAT FALLS TRANSITION CENTER
Address: 1019 15th St N, Great Falls, MT 59401
Phone: (406) 727-0944
County: Cascade County
Gender: Males and females
Operator: Nonprofit (contracted)
facility_type = state_contracted
6. HELENA PRERELEASE CENTER
Address: 805 Colleen Street, Helena, MT 59601
Phone: (406) 442-6572
County: Lewis and Clark County
Gender: Males
Operator: Nonprofit (contracted)
facility_type = state_contracted
7. MISSOULA CORRECTIONAL SERVICES (Missoula Prerelease Center)
Address: 2350 Mullan Road, Missoula, MT 59801
Phone: (406) 541-9200
County: Missoula County
Gender: Males and females
Operator: Missoula Correctional Services, Inc. (contracted nonprofit)
facility_type = state_contracted
8. PASSAGES (Billings - females)
Address: 1001 South 27th Street, Billings, MT 59101
Phone: (406) 541-9200
County: Yellowstone County
Gender: Females
Operator: Alternatives, Inc. (altinc.net) - contracted nonprofit
Services: Pre-release/reentry unit + Alcohol and Drug Treatment (ADT) + DUI program (PARC) +
Assessment, Sanction & Revocation Center (ASRC)
Note: Multi-function facility; pre-release component is one unit within larger women's program
facility_type = state_contracted
TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE AND RENTAL VOUCHER PROGRAM
MDOC offers transitional assistance and rental vouchers for offenders not placed in prerelease centers
Contact: MDOC Community Corrections Facilities and Programs Bureau / (406) 444-9647
URL: cor.mt.gov (search "Transitional Assistance and Rental Voucher Information")
Note: Not a facility - note on county pages as a resource for offenders in counties
without a prerelease center
KEY LAW FACTS
Montana DOC: cor.mt.gov / (406) 444-3930
Montana DOC Prerelease Centers: cor.mt.gov/Facilities/PrereleaseCenters
Montana DOC Offender Search: cor.mt.gov (search "offender search")
Montana Board of Pardons and Parole: bopp.mt.gov
Montana DOC Community Corrections: (406) 444-9647
Sex offender restrictions (Mont. Code Ann. §46-23-1010):
Registered sex offenders: cannot reside within 1,000 feet of a school, daycare,
church, or other location frequented by children, as a condition of supervision
Additional individual supervision conditions imposed by parole officer
Butte Prerelease Center and Missoula Correctional Services explicitly handle sex offender cases
(per Board of Pardons hearing lists); individual placement decisions vary
Contact MDOC Community Corrections for sex offender placement options
56 counties
INTRO
If your loved one is approaching release from a Montana state prison, the state runs a network of eight prerelease centers - the Montana term for halfway houses - in seven cities across the state. These are six-month, work-release programs where residents live at the center but leave daily to work in the community, returning on a pre-approved schedule. A wide range of treatment and programming addresses court-ordered requirements and identified risks and needs.
Montana's Department of Corrections contracts with five nonprofit organizations to operate seven of the eight centers. The eighth - the Flathead Valley Reentry Center in Kalispell - is owned and operated by DOC itself, making it the only state-run prerelease facility in Montana. It serves the northwest corner of the state (Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, and Sanders Counties) and opened after years of effort including a 2024 lawsuit by the DOC against Flathead County after a zoning denial.
For federal inmates, Montana falls under BOP Residential Reentry Management Denver. Montana may not have a dedicated federal RRC - verify from bop.gov. Federal inmates releasing to Montana may be placed in state prerelease centers or neighboring-state facilities.
For offenders not placed in a prerelease center, MDOC offers a Transitional Assistance and Rental Voucher program through its Community Corrections Facilities and Programs Bureau at (406) 444-9647.
THE FLATHEAD VALLEY REENTRY CENTER - A NOTABLE STORY
The Flathead Valley Reentry Center in Kalispell - phone (406) 758-6238 - was years in the making. Flathead County accounts for 14.4% of Montana State Prison's population, but the region had no prerelease facility, sending northwest Montana offenders to centers far from their home communities. The Montana Legislature appropriated $7.1 million in 2023, and after the Flathead County Board of Adjustments denied a conditional-use permit in October 2024, DOC filed a federal lawsuit challenging the decision. The center is now operational and owned by DOC - the only facility in the state not contracted out to a nonprofit. Families in Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, and Sanders Counties should call (406) 758-6238 for current availability and program information.
PASSAGES - BILLINGS WOMEN'S FACILITY
Passages at 1001 South 27th Street, Billings - operated by Alternatives, Inc. (altinc.net) - is a multi-function women's community corrections facility. It includes a pre-release/reentry unit for women completing their sentences, an inpatient Alcohol and Drug Treatment unit (ADT), a DUI program (PARC), and an Assessment, Sanction and Revocation Center (ASRC) for acute mental health stabilization. Families of incarcerated women in eastern Montana should contact Passages first.
GALLATIN COUNTY REENTRY PROGRAM - LOCATION NOTE
Despite the name, the Gallatin County Reentry Program's physical address is 1100 Conley Lake Road, Deer Lodge - in Powell County, not Gallatin County. The program operates under a cooperative agreement between MDOC, Gallatin County, and CCCS (Community, Counseling, and Correctional Services, Inc.) to house Gallatin County-area offenders at the Deer Lodge facility. Families should search for this facility under both Powell County and Gallatin County.
MONTANA REENTRY RESOURCES
Montana DOC: cor.mt.gov / (406) 444-3930
Montana DOC Prerelease Centers: cor.mt.gov/Facilities/PrereleaseCenters
Montana DOC Community Corrections: (406) 444-9647
Montana Board of Pardons and Parole: bopp.mt.gov
Montana DOC Offender Search: cor.mt.gov
Montana Legal Services: montanalawhelp.org / (406) 442-9830
211 Montana: dial 211 - county-specific referrals
BOP RRM Denver: pull from bop.gov
COUNTY GRID
All 56 Montana counties - pills linking to city directory pages
Frequently asked questions
Q: What are Montana's prerelease centers?
A: Montana calls its halfway houses "prerelease centers." There are eight statewide - in Billings (2), Butte, Great Falls, Helena, Kalispell, Missoula, and Deer Lodge (Gallatin County program). Programs are 6 months; residents work in the community during the day. See the full list at cor.mt.gov/Facilities/PrereleaseCenters.
Q: What is the Flathead Valley Reentry Center?
A: The only DOC-owned and operated prerelease center in Montana, in Kalispell, serving northwest Montana (Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Sanders Counties). Phone: (406) 758-6238. Opened after DOC sued Flathead County over a zoning denial in 2024.
Q: What if my loved one can't get into a prerelease center?
A: MDOC offers a Transitional Assistance and Rental Voucher program through its Community Corrections Facilities and Programs Bureau. Call (406) 444-9647 for information.
Q: Which BOP RRM covers Montana?
A: RRM Denver - covering Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
Q: Where does the Gallatin County Reentry Program actually operate?
A: Despite the name, it's physically located at 1100 Conley Lake Road, Deer Lodge, MT (Powell County). It serves Gallatin County-area offenders through a cooperative agreement with MDOC and CCCS. TruthFinder WIDGET Search Montana inmate and arrest records DATA SOURCE NOTICE Montana DOC Prerelease Centers: cor.mt.gov/Facilities/PrereleaseCenters Community Corrections Bureau: (406) 444-9647 Missoula Correctional Services: (406) 541-9200 Passages / Alternatives Inc.: altinc.net / (406) 541-9200 Gallatin County Re-Entry: gallatinmt.gov/court-services/pages/re-entry-facility Federal RRC data: bop.gov/business/rrc_directory.jsp (filter MT)
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