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Lawmakers warned of rising inmate counts; executive recommends staff and a new facility
Summary
Fiscal staff told the Appropriations Committee inmate populations have increased across bienniums and the Burgum budget includes new FTE requests and a multi-million-dollar capital recommendation for corrections facilities.
Legislative fiscal staff told the House Appropriations Committee that inmate populations have been rising and that the executive recommendation includes new staff and a major capital facility proposal.
Alan Knudson reviewed trends: total inmate growth was roughly 7% between 2019–21, 9% for 2021–23 and an estimated 11% for 2023–25 going into the next biennium. He said Governor Burgum's recommendation…
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