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Appropriations committee warned inmate counts and corrections costs are rising
Summary
Legislative fiscal staff presented inmate population trends and corrections staffing needs, citing projected inmate growth and recommended FTE for a women's facility in the Burgum budget.
Legislative fiscal staff told the House Appropriations Committee that inmate populations and corrections costs are on an upward trend and that the Burgum executive recommendation includes new staff and a prison construction proposal.
Alan Knudson presented growth metrics that show inmate counts increasing across biennia — staff materials showed 7% growth from the 2019–21 period, 9% to 2023–25, and an 11%…
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