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Broken Water Pipe Reported at Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge

On Friday, the Montana Department of Corrections reported a pipe carrying water from the well house to the main water tank broke at Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge.
The DOC coordinated with the National Guard, which arrived at 1 p.m. Saturday to help deliver 15,000 gallons from Deer Lodge, Montana.
Facility staff repaired the break within hours, inmates were not relocated and meals, inmate services and recreation were not affected.
Once the break is found, the DOC will test the water by the Department of Environmental Quality before inmates can use it, with 50 portable toilets delivered and portable showers ordered for the weekend.
Pallets of water bottles will continue to arrive throughout the weekend and into next week, and the DOC said it would post updates on its website https://cor.mt.gov/MSP-Water-Updates.

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Water pipe break reported at Montana State Prison

UPDATE: Oct 10, 2025 Families and friends of inmates at the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge tell MTN their loved ones have had limited access to water and bathrooms for days. Some say inmates have not been able to shower or use toilets regularly, and phone access is also not working.The Montana Department of Corrections says crews continue to work on a broken water pipe at the prison. Fifty portable toilets have been delivered, and portable s…

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Broken water pipe reported at Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge

The Montana National Guard arrived at the prison at 1 p.m. Saturday to help deliver 15,000 gallons of water from the city of Deer Lodge to the main water tank.

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