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County Attorney’s Pretrial Diversion Program Garners More National Recognition
The Missoula County Attorney's Office recently received a $600,000 grant award from the federal Department of Justice to help grow Calibrate, the first prosecution-led pretrial diversion program Read more...
Kirsten Pabst NACo 2021 Achievement Award Winner
Missoula County Attorney’s Office earns national achievement award for Innovative Criminal Justice and Public Safety program: “Calibrate—Missoula’s Prosecution-led Pretrial Diversion Program Read more...
Missoula County Attorney Kirsten Pabst Appointed to National District Attorneys Association Board of Directors.
ARLINGTON, VA – On Friday, July 31, the National District Attorneys Association unanimously selected Missoula County Attorney Kirsten Pabst to its Board of Directors as a Vice President and as Read more...
Pabst Receives Award
October 26, 2018 MISSOULA, MONTANA Missoula County Attorney Kirsten Pabst has received the highest award from the United State Forest Service Law Enforcement & Investigations program for he Read more...
10 Ways that Missoula County, Montana is Crushing Criminal Justice Reform
Some jurisdictions around the nation are beginning to take steps to improve the criminal justice process. Missoula, Montana has become a leader in implementing cutting-edge new programs designed to se Read more...
How One Attorney Is Changing Sexual Assault Prosecution
Someone is sexually assaulted every 98 seconds in America. This appalling truth is made worse by the fact that the statistic is based on known sexual assaults. Due to the secretive nature of the crime Read more...
About Kirsten Pabst’s Award-Winning Programs
As Missoula County Attorney, Kirsten Pabst has demonstrated her dedication to the people of Montana and this vibrant region. With her commitment to justice and safety, Pabst has been named Criminal Ju Read more...
Missoula County’s top prosecutor to launch diversion program aimed at low-risk offenders – Martin Kidston, MISSOULA CURRENT
“If you can adequately screen using a scientifically proven tool to identify low-risk offenders early on, you can save criminal justice dollars on them and improve their chances of succeeding if you Read more...
Meet Kirsten Pabst: Your Missoula County Attorney
Missoula County Attorney Kirsten Pabst recently announced her re-election bid. After proudly serving this region, she will be striving to join the Missoula community for a second term. In Montana, cou Read more...
Attorneys argue over Missoula homicide suspects’ access to legal research
“Nobody is arguing that [jail]’s a luxury vacation,” Pabst said, in response to the defense's argument that maximum security can be a harsh environment. Read more... Read more...