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Grand Forks County Correctional Center expansion will address some, but not all, issues
Grand Forks Herald via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNov. 1—GRAND FORKS — An expansion project will address overcrowding and other issues at the Grand Forks County Correctional Center, but the county's budget constraints caused elements of the ...
Grand Forks will pay more to use county correctional facilities in 2024
Grand Forks Herald via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOct. 22—GRAND FORKS — The amount the city of Grand Forks pays to use the Grand Forks County Correctional Center will go up next year. The standard per diem rate, which is like a hotel room fee ...
Grand Forks County commissioners agree to allocate ARPA funds for correctional center upgrades
Grand Forks Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 22—GRAND FORKS — The Grand Forks County Commission voted to allocate its remaining $6.1 million in American Rescue Plan Act dollars to fund improvements to the county correctional and juvenile ...
Staff shortages at Grand Forks detention facilities result in excess overtime, vacation time denials
Grand Forks Herald via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFeb. 14—GRAND FORKS — In 2023, the Grand Forks County Correctional Center denied 93 days of vacation leave for its employees, while $254,789 in funds budgeted for salaries and benefits went ...
Sexual abuse, harassment allegations in jails across region are hard to prove, rarely substantiated
Grand Forks Herald via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJul. 1—GRAND FORKS — In March, Grand Forks correctional officer Joseph Michael Hulst was charged with sexually abusing an inmate . Now awaiting trial, Hulst's case is an exception, since most ...
Grand Forks County jail hits inmate high
Grand Forks Herald via Yahoo News· 2 months agoApr. 2—GRAND FORKS — Grand Forks County Correctional Center's average daily population hit a six-year high in 2023, a sign of significant capacity challenges even as work continues to expand ...
County leaders tout capital improvement projects as 'biggest accomplishment' for 2023
Grand Forks Herald via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSep. 6—GRAND FORKS — Grand Forks County leaders said the county's commitment to capital improvement projects has been its biggest accomplishment in 2023. Central to these capital improvement ...
Two sentenced for involvement in Grand Forks County Correctional Center protest
Grand Forks Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoJan. 25—GRAND FORKS — Two men accused of involvement in a September protest at the Grand Forks County Correctional Center changed their pleas and were granted plea agreements on Thursday, Jan ...
Inmate who escaped prison in Davidson County apprehended in Madison
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMARS HILL - Buddy Harwood, who has served the position since 2009, has seen a lot of stuff go down...
Comment in Dec. 22 meeting sparked debate about funding for Grand Forks County facilities
Grand Forks Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 17—GRAND FORKS — A senator from Grand Forks said he is disappointed the state was "thrown under the bus" to — in his opinion — push forward a project to build a new juvenile detention facility ...
