Prerelease Centers

Prerelease centers are designed to assist offenders with their transition from a secure facility back into the community, as well as provide an alternative to incarceration. The Montana Department of Corrections contracts with five nonprofit organizations and one county to provide four prerelease centers that serve female offenders and six prerelease centers that serve male offenders.

Prerelease programs are generally six-month programs. Offenders live at the prerelease center, but work in the community, leaving and returning to the center according to a pre-approved schedule. A wide range of treatment and programming, aimed at addressing court-ordered requirements and identified risks and needs, is offered in the center, as well as in the community.

Alpha House – Billings (males)

Butte Prerelease Center – Butte (males and females)

Gallatin County Re-entry Program – Bozeman (males)

Great Falls Transition Center (includes Veteran Reentry Program) – Great Falls (males and females)

Helena Prerelease Center – Helena (males)

Missoula Correctional Services – Missoula (males and females)

(406) 541-9200

Passages - Billings (includes Culinary Arts Program) (females)

Proposed Kalispell Prerelease Center - Kalispell

Kalispell Prerelease Center Determination of Need

Informational Powerpoint

Feedback and Questions, Sept. 19, 2024 Public Meeting