2 Montana State Prison inmates charged for sexually assaulting a female officer amid prison overcrowding.

Two Montana State Prison inmates were charged for sexually assaulting a female corrections officer on June 8th. The understaffed prison, housing over 1,600 inmates, is considered overcrowded, contributing to increased violence. The inmates, already serving sentences for 2012 crimes, attacked the officer while she was checking cells; fellow officers used pepper spray to subdue the attackers.