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ND prison chief wants quota system for counties
By wahpetondailynews.com
Published: 12/16/2014

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's top prison administrator wants counties to share in state penitentiary costs.

The proposal by Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation director Leann Bertsch is being met with stiff opposition from local officials, law enforcement, judges and prosecutors.

Bertsch wants the Legislature to set a county-by-county allocation at state prison facilities using a formula based on the population of each county. Once a county exceeds the allocation, it would have to help pay prison costs.

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