{"data":{"id":"us-mt/53-30-302","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"53-30-302","heading":"Purpose.","body":"It is the purpose of this part to:\n(1) encourage the development of community corrections facilities and programs by units of local government, tribal governments, and nongovernmental agencies;\n(2) reduce court commitments to the state prisons through diversion of offenders determined appropriate by the community corrections board to community corrections facilities and programs;\n(3) reduce the use of jail space for offenders who need a structured environment, treatment, counseling, and supervision but who may not require incarceration;\n(4) provide a local facility for employed offenders so that they may maintain their employment under a structured environment and receive treatment, counseling, and supervision;\n(5) provide a procedure by which units of local government, tribal governments, and nongovernmental agencies may provide corrections services to the sentencing courts; and\n(6) include citizen participation in the policymaking and program planning related to community corrections facilities and programs through the formation of local community corrections boards.","path":["TITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS","CHAPTER 30. CORRECTIONS","Part 3. Community Corrections Act"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0300/part_0030/section_0020/0530-0300-0030-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:30Z","sha256":"8900f1f754dc7c4a8f8585a6aa626eb3f2c6dd38a23422def3a75c93fe67faf2","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/53-30-301","next":"us-mt/53-30-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}