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.

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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.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Montana Grizzlies vs. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks NCAAM game from January 9, 2025 on ESPN.

Sawyer 4-8 0-0 8, Moore 7-16 3-3 20, Pridgen 4-8 0-0 9, Whitney 5-7 4-4 16, Williams 2-7 2-4 6, Patterson 2-3 0-0 5, Johnson 5-8 1-2 12, Davidson 1-1 0-0 2, Dargan 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 31-60 10-13 81.

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (10-6, 1-2 Big Sky) at Montana State Bobcats (5-11, 0-3 Big Sky) Bozeman, Montana; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bobcats -7.5; over/under is 148 BOTTOM ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Brandon Walker's 17 points helped Montana State defeat Northern Arizona 58-53 on Saturday night to end the Bobcats' six-game losing streak. Walker added seven rebounds for the Bobcats (6-11, 1-3 Big Sky Conference). Bryce Zephir ...

"I just like how resilient we are, staying true to the game plan, playing harder. We’re still learning how to finish out games.” - MSU forward Brandon Walker

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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 scores 9.7 more points per game (81.3) than Montana State gives up to opponents (71.6). The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

Proponents have long argued that the circuit covers too much territory and too many people and its docket is unmanageable; critics say the current system isn’t broken and motivations for the split are merely political.