Criminal Justice Program Data

• On February 23rd, 2026, there were 144 persons in custody in the Lewis and Clark County Detention Center - 25 were female and 119 were male.

• Eighty-eight percent of persons in custody were white, 11% were American Indian or Alaska Native, 7% had an unknown race, 3% were black, and 2% were Asian or Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. 

• The average age of persons in custody was 38 years old.

• There were 85 individuals held on a bond, with a median bond amount of $25,000. Bond amounts ranged from a low of $500 to a high of $1,215,835.

• Most (80%) of the in-custody population was being held pre-trial. Another 13% are parole or probation holds and 7% were convicted or committed. 

• The median length of current stay among the in-custody population was about 2 months (65 days).

• Half (50%) of the in-custody population reported having medical insurance; 85% of those insured reported being on public insurance such as Medicare or Medicaid and 12% had a form of private insurance.

• Forty-three percent of persons in custody reported having prescription medications, 38% have a diagnosed mental illness, 24% reported currently using illicit drugs, and 12% noted a disability requiring accommodations.

Lewis and Clark County Detention Center Programs in 2025 

• In 2025, there were 420 unique programs delivered within the detention center to 3,966 program attendees. 
• One third of all program attendees were female (1,302 participants) and two-thirds were male (2,664 participants).
• The library, a physical space within the detention center where individuals can check out books to bring back to their housing units, was open 124 times during the year (an average of 10 times per month) and library visitors comprised 66% of all detention center program attendees during the year.
• The number of program attendees increased during the year, from a low of 257 attendees in February to a high of 415 attendees in November. From January to December, there was a 17% increase in attendance.
• There were 150 different recovery and wellness support programs – Alcoholics Anonymous (67), Narcotics Anonymous (61), and sponsor visits (22) – offered in 2025 that served 481 attendees.

• On February 20th, 2026, there were 46 individuals assigned to PASS and 55 cases covered.

• On February 20th, 2026, there were 397 individuals assigned to pretrial services in Lewis and Clark County. These individuals had 640 different cases.