46-23-1040. Policy -- housing options after release. (1) It is the policy of the state of Montana that individuals released from the Montana state prison or community corrections programs be afforded every reasonable opportunity to obtain permanent housing in order to increase the likelihood that the individuals will succeed in:
(a) finding employment;
(b) establishing ties to the community; and
(c) avoiding recidivism and a return to prison or other corrections programs.
(2) In order to accomplish the purposes of this section, the department shall:
(a) coordinate with local governments and local agencies to identify all available housing options within a community;
(b) encourage efforts to increase available housing options; and
(c) identify for each individual leaving the corrections system the community resources available to the individual to assist with housing needs.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 179, L. 2017.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 23. Probation, Parole, and Clemency
Part 10. Supervision of Probationers and Parolees
46-23-1002. Powers of department
46-23-1003. Qualifications of probation and parole officers
46-23-1004. Duties of department
46-23-1005. Misdemeanor probation offices -- misdemeanor probation officers -- costs
46-23-1006. through 46-23-1009 reserved
46-23-1010. Sexual offenders -- electronic monitoring program -- contract -- rules
46-23-1011. Supervision on probation
46-23-1014. When probationer considered a fugitive
46-23-1015. Informal probation violation intervention hearing
46-23-1016. Commitments to department -- report to sentencing court -- data
46-23-1017. through 46-23-1019 reserved
46-23-1020. Conditional discharge -- definition -- revocation
46-23-1021. Supervision on parole
46-23-1023. Arrest of alleged parole violator
46-23-1024. Initial hearing after arrest
46-23-1025. Report to and action by board
46-23-1026. When prisoner considered a fugitive
46-23-1027. Parole achievement credit
46-23-1028. Supervision responses grid -- report
46-23-1029. and 46-23-1030 reserved
46-23-1031. Supervisory fees -- account established
46-23-1032. Federal forfeiture funds -- use
46-23-1034. through 46-23-1039 reserved