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Committee hears bill to clarify when state must pay counties for housing DOC inmates; DOC and sheriffs seek wording fixes
Summary
House Bill 1344 would clarify when the Department of Corrections must pay county jails for housing inmates sentenced to state custody when state facilities are full; DOC and sheriff representatives discussed contract language and the payment trigger.
The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on House Bill 1344, which would create statutory language clarifying use of local jails or correctional facilities to house inmates sentenced to the custody of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR) when state facilities lack capacity.
Representative Pat Heinert, sponsor, said the bill corrects wording and clarifies payments and contracting when DOCR uses county jails to house sentenced inmates. Major Trent Wongen of the Burleigh‑Morton Detention Center testified in support,…
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