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| Prison glut needs to be resolved |
| By bismarcktribune.com |
| Published: 11/02/2015 |
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It’s likely by the end of the year that the state will be shipping some of its prison inmates out of state. The probable destination is Colorado. How many inmates will go and at what cost hasn’t been determined. North Dakota completed a $64 million expansion of the state penitentiary last year, but it didn’t take long to reach capacity. The prison system recently exceeded 1,800 inmates — a record level and 500 more inmates than Leann Bertsch, director of the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, would like to see. North Dakota doesn’t take inmates from other states except in straight-up swaps. If the state has an inmate who needs to be moved, say he needs protection, it will trade him for an inmate from another state. The state doesn’t make any money in the trade. The overcrowding is a disturbing trend, much of it blamed on fallout from oil development. Whatever the causes, and the Tribune has said this before, we need to find ways to reduce inmate populations. This isn’t just a problem at the state level. It appears the combined jail being built for Burleigh and Morton counties will open to record numbers. Read More. |
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