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.

Chouteau County Jail Administrator
Detention Officer Dan Grove

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
Each visitor is required to prove their identity prior to being allowed to visit. Proof of identity may be in the form of picture ID including but not limited to:
  • 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

VISITS ARE LIMITED TO (20) MINUTES

The staff will hold all visitors in the lobby until they have been cleared.   The staff will not allow a visitor under the age of eighteen (18) to visit with an inmate, except when supervised by an accompanying parent. 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:
The following items will NOT be received through the mail at Chouteau County Detention Facility.
  • Checks or cash
  • Polaroid picture
  • Tobacco products
  • Loose stamps
  • Nude, partially nude
  • Violent or gang related pictures
  • Wooden or metal items
  • Plastic items, such as phone cards
  • Jewelry - handmade, store purchased or otherwise
  • Cards with ribbons, musical cards, and plastic on greeting cards
  • Envelopes or packages with plastic bubbles
  • Stickers
  • Oversized, cardboard, or handmade glued, layered cards
  • No express mail or priority mail (large cardboard envelopes).​
Items that are ALLOWED include:
Money Orders
Only three copied pages from books, puzzle books, etc. may be received at a time.
​Up to 15 blank sheets of paper and 10 stamped envelopes
Sending Mail
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Inmate Name
Chouteau County Detention Center
P.O. Box 459
Fort Benton MT, 59442
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​The Chouteau County Detention Centers encourages inmates to write to family, friends, and other community contacts to maintain these ties during incarceration. Written correspondence is classified as either general or special mail.
​General Correspondence 
​"General correspondence" is opened and inspected by staff for both contraband and content that might threaten the security or good order of the institution.
Special Mail 
Special incoming mail that is specially marked as such, can only be opened only in the presence of the inmate. It too will be inspected for physical contraband and the qualification of any enclosures as special mail.