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| North Dakota committee looks to reverse 'staggering' growth in prison population |
| By inforum.com- Mike Nowatzki |
| Published: 09/23/2015 |
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BISMARCK – North Dakota faces a "staggering" increase in its prison population if current trends continue, with the inmate count projected to jump by more than 67 percent in the next decade, corrections officials said this week as a committee began exploring how to stem the tide. "It seems like every day is a new record at the Department of Corrections, and not in a good way," said Tom Erhardt, deputy director of transitional planning services. The department counted 1,783 inmates last week, a number that's more than triple the 578 inmates at the start of 1995, and is projected to climb to 2,985 by the year 2025, Erhardt said. The number of offenders on supervised release through parole, probation or interstate compact also has more than tripled since 1995, to 7,091 as of Thursday. Read More. |
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