The first jail in Yellowstone County was constructed in 1884 at 401 N. 27th, currently the Yellowstone Art Museum. This jail was in use until 1961 when a new jail was built on the 8th floor of the County Courthouse, located at 3rd Ave. North and North 27th.
Training is an on-going process. Officers receive 40 hours of in-service training per year as a minimum. "New hired" Officers normally receive six (6) weeks of "On-the-Job-Training" (OJT) where the "new hire" shadows other Officers, observing the numerous tasks that Officers perform throughout the Facility. All Officers must attend the 120 hour "Correction/Detention Officers Basic" (CDOB) at the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) located in Helena, Montana within the first year of employment.
Legal Issues, Interpersonal Communications, Use of Force, Cell and Body Searches, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, Report Writing, Human Growth, Inmate Classification, Inmate Intake, Finger Printing, Medical Screening, Ethics and Professionalism, Use of restraints, Pressure Point Control Tactics (PPCT), Suicidal Behaviors, Emergency Procedures, Stress Management, Inmate Supervision, Inmate Discipline, OC-10 Spray, Security Principles, Cell Extraction, Cultural Diversity, Substance Abuse and a Physical Fitness test.
First Aid, Security Procedures, PPCT Re-Certification, OC-10 Re-Certification, Report Writing, Interpersonal Communications, SCBA, Hostage Training, Blood-borne and Airborne Pathogens, Inmate Supervision, Use of Force and other subjects deemed necessary through Administration. Specialized training is also offered for Officers who are on the Yellowstone County Detention SERT Team and Hostage Negotiation Team.
Further information or questions about up-coming training may be available by directing e-mail to Sgt. DeMello at ycdfbc@yellowstonecountymt.gov