Mont. Code Ann. § 53-1-201
Purpose of department of corrections
En. Sec. 1, Ch. 199, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 120, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 80-1401; amd. Sec. 69, Ch. 609, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 262, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 393, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 69, Ch. 550, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 46, Ch. 339, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 213, L. 2023.
The department of corrections shall use at maximum efficiency the resources of state government in a coordinated effort to:
- (1) develop and maintain comprehensive services and programs in the field of adult and youth corrections;
- (2) provide for the custody, assessment, care, supervision, treatment, education, rehabilitation, and work and skill development of formerly adjudicated delinquent youth who are referred or committed to the department; and
- (3) minimize recidivism among offenders during and after their participation in the department's programs and monitor the rate of recidivism to determine the success of efforts to reduce recidivism.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 199, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 120, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 80-1401; amd. Sec. 69, Ch. 609, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 262, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 393, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 69, Ch. 550, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 46, Ch. 339, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 213, L. 2023.