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Water Line Rupture Keeps Montana State Prison on Emergency Supply

Guard crews are keeping the main tank pressurized during the search for a buried break.

Overview

  • A rupture discovered Friday cut pressure to the secure compound, disrupting sanitation, showers, and other services.
  • National Guard trucks are pumping water into the 300,000-gallon tank following a 15,000-gallon bulk delivery.
  • Roughly 1,600 inmates are receiving seven bottles of drinking water per day with escorted access to 50 portable toilets.
  • Portable showers are being procured, meals and recreation continue, and no inmate relocations have occurred.
  • Families report unsanitary conditions and phone outages, while DOC officials say crews expect to pinpoint the break soon.