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| Email system for inmates this fall |
| By The Minot Daily News |
| Published: 08/18/2008 |
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NORTH DAKOTA - North Dakota's corrections department is setting up an electronic mail system for inmates this fall, to provide what officials hope will be a cheaper and less troublesome option for keeping in touch. Three companies are competing for a contract to establish an electronic mail network for North Dakota's adult prison system, which includes facilities in Bismarck and Jamestown; a county-run women's lockup in New England; and the Youth Correctional Center in Mandan, which houses juvenile offenders. Dave Krabbenhoft, the administrative director for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, said the e-mail provider should be chosen this week. The corrections agency began advertising in June for a company to offer the service. Pat Branson, deputy warden at the main state penitentiary in Bismarck, said the company that is selected will offer accounts to friends and family members who want to send messages to inmates. Prisoners will be able to write only to people who are on an approved list. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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