GREAT FALLS — Jarod David Hartl has been reported as a walkaway/escapee from the Great Falls Pre-Release Center.
He failed to show up to work and return to the GFPRC on Friday, October 2. He was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, blue jeans, white tennis shoes, a black backpack and a grey facemask.
According to the Montana Department of Corrections, Hartl has a felony conviction of criminal possession of dangerous drugs.
If anyone sees Hartl or has information about his location, you’re asked to call the Great Falls Police Department at 406-727-7688 or the GFPRC at 406-727-0944.
The GFPRC is located at 1019 15th Street North. The facility is a operated by a private non-profit group contracted by the Montana Department of Corrections and the federal Bureau of Prisons.
They typically house about 240 men and women at a time and all of those residents are required to hold full-time jobs in the community. Along with work, residents must fulfill any legal obligations such as fines or substance abuse treatment. Most only stay at the center for about six months before they are allowed to return to life in the community.
