{"data":{"id":"us-mt/53-1-201","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"53-1-201","heading":"Purpose of department of corrections.","body":"The department of corrections shall use at maximum efficiency the resources of state government in a coordinated effort to:\n(1) develop and maintain comprehensive services and programs in the field of adult and youth corrections;\n(2) provide for the custody, assessment, care, supervision, treatment, education, rehabilitation, and work and skill development of formerly adjudicated delinquent youth who are referred or committed to the department; and\n(3) minimize recidivism among offenders during and after their participation in the department's programs and monitor the rate of recidivism to determine the success of efforts to reduce recidivism.","path":["TITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS","CHAPTER 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF INSTITUTIONS","Part 2. Department of Corrections"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0010/part_0020/section_0010/0530-0010-0020-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:56Z","sha256":"238587611fa4bd1bdfc16ba5acb1535520f9daea204f95e9c905472287684c4e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/53-1-110","next":"us-mt/53-1-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}