North Dakota Predicts Need For 75% More State Prison Beds By 2025 Unless New Criminal Justice Approaches Are Implemented

Under its current prison and sentencing policies, North Dakota is likely to need 75% more state prison beds by 2025 unless the state implements new criminal justice policies. Currently, the state has 1,515 state prison beds for 1,751 inmates in 2015; the state contracted with a private prison operator to provide the remaining beds needed. By 2025, the prison population is projected to increase by 75%, from the current 1,751 to 3,061.

North Dakota’s prisons had 1,751 inmates in 2015. To augment the state’s existing 1,515 prison beds, the state has a . . .