Running water returned to all parts of Montana State Prison this week, according to a press release from Montana Department of Corrections spokesperson Carolynn Stocker. The return comes a little more than two weeks after the department abruptly shut off supply to most of the facility in response to leaks in the system.

The prison’s water supply, which tested positive for coliform bacteria in July, September and October, remains under a boil advisory from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. The prison continues to supply inmates with bottled water for drinking. Inmates are using running water for bathing and flushing toilets.

On Oct. 9, MSP staff accidentally cracked a 50-year-old piece of the water infrastructure during routine work on the water system, according to The Mis

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