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Prison sentencing bill revised, adds study of North Dakota justice system

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Rep. Lawrence Klemin, R-Bismarck, leads a meeting of the House Judiciary Committee on March 24, 2025. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A committee passed amendments and removed a key provision in a contentious prison sentencing bill Monday. The House Judiciary Committee still gave Senate Bill 2128 a do-not-pass recommendation. Committee chair Rep. Lawrence Klemin, R-Bismarck, who…
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Former ND State Senator Trying To Help Inmates Through Education

You can donate at NDSU's Renaissance Hall Suite 110 until March 15th.
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FARGO, N.D. — According to the Prison Policy Initiative, over two million Americans are being held in the prison system. It’s one of the highest rates per capita in the world. That’s why former North Dakota State Senator Tim Flakoll started a book drive to help with inmate reform. “People have a chance to use them during their free time,…