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Snap decisions to flee pre-release centers carry lasting effects

By Zach Benoit of the Gazette Staff
Published April 24, 2008.

The law is simple: If you walk away from a pre-release center, it's the same as escaping from a prison.

Fundraiser benefits culinary program at Passages

By Cathy Ulrich of the Gazette Staff
Published December 31, 2007.

When the Billings Soroptimists host the Night of Wine and Roses on Jan. 26, the group will be helping out the new culinary program at Passages, the pre-release center for Department of Corrections offenders, on South 27th Street.

Achievers

By Billings Gazette
Published December 9, 2007.

Alternatives, Inc., the local nonprofit agency that operates the Alpha House Pre-release Center and the Passages program, has elected its board officers for the coming year.

Presumed Innocent - but still monitored by the law

By Ed Kemmick of the Gazette Staff
Published December 2, 2007.

For four weeks, from Oct. 17 to Nov. 14, Troy Thomas was on electronic monitoring, which Municipal Court Judge Collette Davies imposed on him after he pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol, in addition to some lesser traffic offenses.

Five Minutes with Stella Ziegler

By Tom Howard of "Billings Business"
Published November, 2007.

Stella Ziegler, owner of Stella's Kitchen and Bakery, has developed a faithful following for her sweet and savory baked goods, her made-from-scratch pancakes and her satisfying lunches.

Woman walks away from Passages

By Gazette News Services
Published on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2007.

Authorities on Sunday were looking for a woman who walked away from a community corrections program in Billings earlier in the day.

Passages opened in January, 2007.