Chouteau County Detention Center

For more information about the Detention Facility please call
Phone (406) 622-3660
Detention Center Fax (406) 622-2976
MISSION STATEMENT
CHOUTEAU COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY
The Detention facility will be operated in conformance with the State and National Detention Facility Standards and the rulings of State and Federal Courts as deemed applicable. The commitment of the Chouteau County Sheriff is to provide a safe, sanitary and secure place of detention for all persons committed to his jurisdiction for detention or corrections as listed under Sections 7-32-2121(7) and 7-32-2201 Montana Code Annotated. The Sheriff must protect the community by securely holding persons who are determined by the courts to pose a threat to public safety. Further, the Sheriff must protect the inmates of the detention facility and the personnel who work there. It is the goal of the Chouteau County Detention Facility to return inmates to the community in no worse condition than when they were committed to our custody. We will strive to return inmates in better condition, physically and emotionally, and to encourage convicted offenders not to repeat their criminal activity.
The Chouteau County Detention Facility is certified by both the State of Montana and a number of federal agencies to hold prisoners. It is one of only a hand-full of local detention facilities to meet state and federal standards and has done so since 1986. Detention Officers are trained and certified through the State of Montana. The facility can hold up to 28 inmates. The Chouteau County Detention Facility offers inmate housing for transfers from and to State or Federal Detention Facilities.  For further information, contact the Detention Facility at 406-622-3660.

Visitor Information:
All visitors must have an ID:
  • State driver's license
  • State identification card
  • Agency identification card
  • Military identification card
  • Tribal ID Card

Visits will be conducted on Wednesdays and Saturdays between the hours of 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Visiting procedures :
  • Visits are twenty (20) minutes long 
  • ​No more than two (2) family members or friends can visit with an inmate at any given time
  • Visitors under eighteen (18) years of age will be permitted to visit with an inmate only if supervised by an accompanying adult
  • Visitors may leave items for inmates, but are limited to those listed as authorized mail items
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Professional visits, (attorneys, clergy, etc.) may visit at any reasonable time, excluding mealtimes. Attorneys and clergy may be subject to search prior to and after a contact visit.
Incoming Mail Authorized Items:
  • Money Orders
  • Letters written or printed on regular copy paper, loose-leaf paper or notebook paper
  • Photocopies of drawings or pictures
  • Standard photographs​
All other items will be returned as undeliverable.

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Inmate Name
Chouteau County Detention Center
P.O. Box 459
Fort Benton MT, 59442