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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Montana’s Congressman, Denny Rehberg today announced almost $2.5 million in funding for projects throughout the state, including $600,000 for the integration of the Montana Offender Notification and Tracking System (MONTS) into the Montana Juvenile Justice System. Funding was included by the House Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee for Fiscal Year 2010.
“MONTS has been tremendously successful in helping the state of Montana track adult offenders,” said Rehberg, a member of the House Appropriations Committee. “I’m pleased that the federal funding I have secured will help expand the program to Montana’s overburdened juvenile justice system.”
MONTS addresses the need in Montana for an electronic monitoring and automated notification program to help reduce the number of incarcerated youth and to increase the effectiveness of probation/parole programs. Through a partnership between the Montana Youth and District Court Services Bureau and AquilaVision Corporation MONTS will provide device leases, program implementation, and training for active GPS monitoring systems and active alcohol monitoring units throughout the State of Montana. Ultimately, the project will help divert youth from costly incarceration.
Throughout the nation electronic monitoring programs are being successfully implemented in Youth Court Systems to increase accountability and program effectiveness while reducing incarceration and recidivism rates.
“Keeping kids out of jail not only saves money in the short-term, but helps avert some of the long-term consequences that incarceration can have on a juvenile,” said Rehberg. “Spending this money now will save the state much more down the road.”
Here is a list of project supporters provided by MONTS:
Governor Brian Schweitzer
Montana Office of Economic Development
Montana Department of Commerce
Judge Kurt Krueger
Montana Supreme Court/Youth and District Court Services
Montana Department of Corrections
Missoula Area Economic Development Council
Senator Jon Tester
Senator Max Baucus
State Senator Steve Gallus
Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association
Montana Department of Justice
Sheriff Jay Hansen - Beaverhead County
Sheriff Lawrence Big Hair – Bighorn County
Sheriff Glenn Huestis - Blaine County
Sheriff Brenda Ludwig – Broadwater County
Sheriff Tom Rieger –Carbon County
Sheriff Rusty Jardee –Carter County
Sheriff Dave Castle –Cascade County
Sheriff Vern Burdick –Chouteau County
Sheriff Tony Harbaugh –Custer County
Sheriff Myron Baldry –Daniels County
Sheriff Craig Anderson –Dawson County
Sheriff John Sullivan -Deer Lodge County
Sheriff Tim Barkley –Fallon County
Sheriff Thomas Killham –Fergus County
Sheriff Mike Meehan –Flathead County
Sheriff JimCashell –Gallatin County
Sheriff John O'Connor –Garfield County
Sheriff Wayne Dusterhof f –Glacier County
Sheriff Floyd Fisher -Golden Valley County
Sheriff Steve Immenschuh –Granite County
Sheriff Donald Brostrom –Hill County
Sheriff Craig Doolittle –Jefferson County
Sheriff Raymond Clark -Judith Basin County
Sheriff Leonard Larson –Lake County
Sheriff Leo Dutton -Lewis & Clark County
Sheriff Richard Burrows –Liberty County
Sheriff Daryl Anderson –Lincoln County
Sheriff David Schenk –Madison County
Sheriff Dave Harris –McCone County
Sheriff Rick Hickman - Meagher County
Sheriff Hugh Hopwoood –Mineral County
Sheriff Mike McMeekin –Missoula County
Sheriff Woodrow Weitzeil –Musselshell County
Sheriff Marchal Lutes –Park County
Sheriff Glenn Gillett –Petroleum County
Sheriff Tom Miller –Phillips County
Sheriff Tom Kuka –Pondera County
Sheriff John Blain -Powder River County
Sheriff Scott Howard –Powell County
Sheriff Bill Klunder -Prairie County
Sheriff Chris Hoffman –Ravalli County
Sheriff Brad Baisch –Richland County
Sheriff Freedom Crawford –Roosevelt County
Sheriff Randy Allies –Rosebud County
Sheriff Gene Arnold –Sanders County
Sheriff Patrick Ulrickson – Sheridan County
Sheriff John Walsh -Silver Bow County
Sheriff Cliff Brophy –Stillwater County
Sheriff Daniel Tronrud -Sweet Grass County
Sheriff Keith Van Setten –Teton County
Sheriff Donna Matoon –Toole County
Sheriff Wayne Robison –Treasure County
Sheriff Glen Meier –Valley County
Sheriff James Rosenberg –Wheatland County
Sheriff Shane Harrington –Wibaux County
Sheriff Charles Maxwell –Yellowstone County
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