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North Dakota corrections looking to address overcrowding in prisons

NORTH DAKOTA (KXNET) — In an effort to address the crowding in the state’s prisons, the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR) is working on four ‘mini prisons’ designed to ...
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Truth-in-sentencing bill would create more crime, be ‘dangerous’ for North Dakotans, prison leader says

Senate Bill 2128 would increase crime and recidivism rates, said DOCR Director Colby Braun. Attorney General Drew Wrigley called the claims “blatant fear-mongering.” Colby Braun, director of the North ...
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Port: Attorney General Drew Wrigley is mired in a grudge match with state prison officials

MINOT — On Wednesday, Feb. 5, Attorney General Drew Wrigley stood before members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and repeatedly accused the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ...
Grand Forks Herald

Rejected contract from DOCR raises concern about revenue options

GRAND FORKS – A potential contract offered to Grand Forks County by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation would have brought in $2.2 million to the Grand Forks County Correctional Center.