Deaths In Custody

Deaths In Custody

The Montana Department of Corrections provides public information regarding the death of inmates in its custody pursuant to the Public Records Act, Mont. Code Ann. § 2-6-1001, et seq.
 
Under Montana law (Title 46, Ch. 4, Pts. 1, 2, MCA), the cause, manner and circumstances of the death of a person who dies while incarcerated in a prison or confined to a correctional facility operated by the state shall be inquired into and determined by a county coroner. Those findings are provided by the coroner to the county attorney in the county of jurisdiction, who may request an inquest into the causes of and circumstances surrounding the death (Title 46, Ch.4, Pts. 2a, MCA). The coroner’s official statement of the cause of death is stated in a death certificate, which are public records. (Title 46-4-110, MCA; 37.8.801, ARM) 

Inmate Deaths 2025

Inmate Deaths 2025
Date of Death Inmate Name DOC ID Number Location
1/10/25 Kapphan, Steven R. 25968 Montana State Prison
1/29/25 Killsnight, Clay C. 2157944 Montana State Prison
2/16/25 Lance, John F. 15898 Riverside Special Needs Unit
5/9/25 Collins, Robin R. 3030944 Memphis, TN
5/30/25 Ball, James E. 15309 Montana State Prison
7/7/25 Spagnol, Zachary A. 3019291 Montana State Prison
7/21/25 Davis, China R. 3029734 St. Vincent's Hospital
7/31/25 Hall Jr., Richard. R 43709 Montana State Prison
8/10/25 Bottenhagen, Robert E 3014237 Saguaro Correctional Center
8/24/25 Mattis, Cody J. 3030903 Saguaro Correctional Center
9/10/25 Hollan, Daniel T. 3020458 Tallahatchie County Correctional Center
9/12/25 Aguado, Denis F. 3012596 Montana State Prison