June 25, 2024

State looks to counties for help dealing with jail overcrowding

Kristen Jones
Farmer Staff Writer

The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR) released a press release on June 18, to announce the plan for DOCR to expand its agreements to house inmates in county correctional facilities.
“In July 2023, the DOCR began housing inmates sentenced to state custody at the McKenzie County Correctional Facility in Watford City as part of a population management plan due to overcrowding; however, capacity was reached in May 2024, and the DOCR male population currently stands at 1,723 residents.”

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