Below-zero temps fry boilers in Montana State Prison system

Extreme low temperatures over the weekend resulted in heating failures at two Montana Department of Corrections facilities, the department said Tuesday. On Friday night, a boiler at the Work Reentry Center at Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge malfunctioned, affecting about 180 inmates. The department said temperatures inside the facility did not drop below 60 degrees. And on Saturday night, the department said, a boiler failed at the Pine Hills Correctional Facility in Miles City, which houses about 80 adult inmates and 30 juveniles. The department said maintenance staff restored funct