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Grand Forks County forms study committee on jail consolidation, approves lease talks with state for behavioral-health beds
Summary
Grand Forks County commissioners voted on Jan. 7 to form a committee to study whether the county jail should be consolidated under the sheriff’s office and to authorize lease negotiations with the State Department of Corrections for use of expanded jail space as behavioral-health beds.
Grand Forks County commissioners voted on Jan. 7 to form a committee to study whether the county’s correctional facility should be consolidated under the sheriff’s office and to open lease negotiations with the State Department of Corrections for use of the expanded portion of the Grand Forks County Correctional Center as a behavioral-health facility.
The board approved creation of a study committee, to be convened and named by Commissioner Ruston, to investigate consolidation, legal issues and transition logistics. That motion passed unanimously. Separately, the commission authorized the county to enter lease negotiations with the state for the expanded portion of the correctional center to provide chemical- and mental-health services; that motion passed on a 3–2 vote.
Why it matters: Commissioners said the county faces long-term budget pressures tied to the expanded…
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