Deputy Wardens Office

For security reasons the Warden's Office was located across the street from the prison. The Deputy Warden was in charge of the daily operations of the prison.

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In the 1959 Riot, Deputy Warden Ted Rothe was shot and killed in this office by rioting inmates.

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A painting of Frank Conley hangs on the far wall. As the first warden of the Montana State Prison, Conley transformed the overcrowded dismal facility into a massive prison structure with the use of convict labor. Conley also served as mayor of Deer Lodge for thirty-one years. In the 1970's this room was also used for sentence review hearings which is why the desk is on a raised platform.