• Alternatives, Inc. is a leader in community corrections and re-entry strategies for offenders returning to the Billings community.

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  • The Beta Jail Alternatives program opened in 1984 in response to jail overcrowding. The program serves 6,000 offenders annually in Yellowstone, Carbon, and Stillwater counties.

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  • Alternatives Inc.'s Mission: We promote public safety and challenge offenders to become responsible productive citizens.

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Alpha House

Alpha House Pre-Release Center

Alpha House is a men’s Pre-release Center (PRC) located in Billings, MT serving as an intermediate step between prisons and the community. Offenders live in this PRC under twenty-four hour a day supervision for approximately six months.

Passages

Passages

Passages comprises a 74 bed Women’s Pre-release Center, 50 bed Assessment/Sanction/Revocation Center, and a 50 bed Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program.

Beta Jail Alternatives

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Alternatives, Inc. offers Jail Alternatives programs in Yellowstone, Stillwater, and Carbon Counties.  These services are designed to reduce jail overcrowding, teach responsibility, keep indigent offenders out of jail, and save the taxpayer money.

Case Manager Connection

Department of Corrections employees can follow these links for up to date information on offenders.
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Careers

Alternatives, Inc. is a gateway for those pursuing careers in counseling, corrections, and law enforcement.  The experiences and training provided leads to opportunities for advancement with the organization or as Licensed Addictions Counselor, Licensed Certified Professional Counselor, Probation and Parole, or law enforcement officer.

Working Here…

Why work here? Corrections is a challenging and rewarding career.  Alternatives, Inc.'s clients are at a crossroad in their lives where the opportunity for growth and change is evident and the potential for relapse is present. Working with … Read more...