Lawmakers back study of county jails and regional correctional centers amid capacity concerns
House Bill 11 97, revised into a legislative-management study, would examine county jails, regional correction centers and the impact of housing state-sentenced inmates locally. Witnesses said North Dakota counties face capacity constraints and sharply rising costs for new jail construction.
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Representative Kathy Freilich told the Workforce Development Committee that House Bill 11 97, now a legislative-management study, was prompted by county jail capacity problems and the cost pressures of building and operating correctional facilities.
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