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State seeks $30 million SIF funding to finish Mandan women's facility; committee hears plan for overnight mother‑child visits
Summary
Department of Corrections presented cost, staffing and schedule for completing the Heart River Women's Residential Center and moving women from New England to Mandan; the department also described a proposal to allow limited overnight stays by infants with incarcerated mothers under a proposed policy and potential legislation.
The Department of Corrections told the Senate Appropriations Committee it seeks $30 million from SIF funds to complete the Heart River Women's Residential Center (HRCC) in Mandan and plans to move women currently housed in New England to the Mandan facility when construction is finished.
Michelle (Staff member, Department of Corrections) said the $30 million request is tied to previously budgeted SIF funding and that the…
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