Montana Turning Progressive?

Montana is becoming an unlikely testing ground for bipartisan, progressive policy initiatives. This week's Newsweek highlights the state's response to the meth problem, building treatment centers for both men and women, rather than incarcerating them.

From NEWSWEEK:
By placing meth users in intensive treatment programs and isolating them from convicts who can teach them new criminal skills (like check forging), state officials hope to reduce high recidivism rates among addicts. "Just being in jail isn't going to fix this," says Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer. "Jail doesn't get the demons out."