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| Crime uptick siphons space at North Dakota jails |
| By billingsgazette.com |
| Published: 11/24/2014 |
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WILLISTON, N.D. — Sitting in his office at the Williams County Law Enforcement Center where he scanned the jail inmate roster one recent afternoon, Williams County Sheriff Scott Bushing struggled to find the solution to an overcrowded system. The county jail, built six years ago with the expectation of lasting five decades, has become insufficient. Oil patch sheriffs like Busching — whose cell space issues mirror most in the state — housed a daily average of less than 30 inmates when voters approved a half-cent sales tax to build the law enforcement center and 112-bed jail. The facility has noticeably expanded, holding 130 male and female inmates in 132 beds just over a week ago. Read More. |
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