State department working with county jails to resolve overcrowding

The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has announced it is working with county jails in resolving overcrowding.The collective of North Dakota state prisons’ capacity is 1,624. That number was surpassed last July, nearly a year ago, causing the Department to place some state prisoners in the McKenzie County Jail in Watford City. However, even McKenzie County Jail ...