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House passes corrections and reentry funding including women’s prison completion and diversion center pilot
Summary
Senate Bill 20-15, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation budget, passed the House with large ongoing and one-time increases to address overcrowding, complete the women's prison project, add beds, fund body cameras/tasers, and fund a diversion/deflection center pilot in Fargo.
The North Dakota House approved Senate Bill 20-15, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR) budget, which includes significant ongoing general-fund increases and large one-time expenditures intended to address prison overcrowding, deferred maintenance and reentry programs.
Representative Steeman, the bill carrier, said the appropriation represents a 28.6% ongoing general-fund increase from base and a total general-fund increase of 40.4% driven in part by one-time projects. He described one-time items that…
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