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Committee advances tax credit to link Roughrider prison industries with private manufacturers
Summary
Senate Bill 2261 would create a small, capped income-tax credit to encourage private manufacturers to outsource components to Roughrider Industries, the Department of Corrections' prison industries program. Sponsors said it would keep 150'200 incarcerated workers busy and reduce recidivism; the committee voted to give the bill a "due pass," 10'
The Finance and Taxation Committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 2261, which would create a targeted income-tax credit to encourage private manufacturers to contract with Roughrider Industries, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s prison-industry operation.
Senator Jerry Klein, the bill sponsor (State Senator, District 14), described the proposal as an opportunity for North Dakota manufacturers to "work with Roughrider Industries" and said the program could help keep "anywhere from 150 to 200 folks busy." Klein said the bill was revised from its original form after stakeholder feedback and that the program is intended to avoid competition with private manufacturers while using Roughrider as a labor pool.
Why it matters: Proponents said Roughrider provides job training that lowers recidivism…
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