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Program gives convicts a choice of jail or volunteer work
By jamestownsun.com- Steve Lee
Published: 04/01/2014

GRAND FORKS — Instead of whiling away the hours in their jail cells, 320 people convicted of crimes in Grand Forks ended up providing services to the community last year.

In the process they’ve saved taxpayers lots of money, and helped out charities and themselves, according to supporters of the Greater Grand Forks Community Service & Restitution Program.

The program is one of several in North Dakota, but Grand Forks uses it the most, said Deb Schuler, who has run it for 18 years.

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