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Writing and Research 
Sara Bastomski, PhD*; Matt Herman, MS*; Alison Martin, PhD; and Sara Friedman, MPA, CSG Justice Center 

Advising 
Angela Gunter, MPA; Carl Reynolds, JD/MPA; Elizabeth K. Lyon; and Jessica Saunders, PhD, CSG Justice Center 

Editing 
Leslie Griffin, CSG Justice Center 

Public Affairs 
Brenna Callahan, CSG Justice Center 

Design 
Michael Bierman 

*Equal contributors 


Suggested Citation: Sara Bastomski et al., Racial Equity in Montana’s Criminal Justice System: An Analysis of Court, Corrections, and Community Supervision Systems (New York: The Council of State Governments Justice Center, 2022).


This project was supported by Grant No. 2019-ZB-BX-K002 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the SMART Office. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. 

Data analyzed for this report were provided by the Montana Office of Court Administration and the Montana Department of Corrections. The findings and conclusions documented in this report are those of the authors and The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center and do not represent the views of Montana state government staff or associated stakeholders. The authors thank staff of the Montana Office of Court Administration and the Montana Department of Corrections for their support of this effort. 

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