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Chiefs and sheriffs tell committee repeat offenders and transition-center rules strain local resources
Summary
Police chiefs and county sheriffs told the Judiciary Interim Committee that a small group of repeat offenders consumes disproportionate investigative time and jail capacity; witnesses urged better reporting on release notifications and clearer rules for transition centers and supervision.
Local law enforcement officials told the Judiciary Interim Committee that repeat offenders and supervision practices are imposing significant time and cost burdens on city and county public safety operations.
Jason Ziegler, chief of the Mandan Police Department, said investigations typically require 10–15 hours of officer time for basic cases and 30–50 hours for complex crimes. He described a 2022 murder case in Mandan whose suspect had accumulated "29 pages of criminal history" and asked legislators why that person was free to commit a violent crime near a school. "That victims seem…
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