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.

The state's prison capacity problem has worsened over the last year, with hundreds of inmates waiting in county jails for a bed to open up in prison.

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.

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 ...

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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.

The Weber State Wildcats have announced their 2025 football schedule, which features a road contest at Arizona.

"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 ...

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.

Eastern Washington went cold in the second half and also had no answer for Montana State’s Brandon Walker as the Bobcats defeated the Eagles men’s basketball team 74-64 on Monday at Worthington Arena in Bozeman.