1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 53
  3. CHAPTER 30
  4. Part 1
  5. 53-30-101 State prison -- definition

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS

CHAPTER 30. CORRECTIONS

Part 1. Adult Offenders

State Prison -- Definition

53-30-101. State prison -- definition. As used in this title, unless the context indicates otherwise, "state prison" means:

(1) a state penal or correctional institution whose primary function is to provide for the custody, treatment, training, and rehabilitation of adult criminal offenders;

(2) a state penal or correctional facility portion of a Montana regional correctional facility;

(3) a detention center, a state penal facility, or a correctional facility in another jurisdiction detaining Montana inmates pursuant to 53-30-106;

(4) a private correctional facility or penal facility licensed by the department of corrections or a private correctional facility or penal facility portion of a Montana regional correctional facility licensed by the department of corrections; or

(5) a combination of the facilities listed in this section.

History: En. Sec. 24, Ch. 199, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 80-1901; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 651, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 579, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 624, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 62, Ch. 18, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 505, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 189, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 491, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 339, L. 2021.