Two North Dakota jails refuse to offer COVID-19 shots to inmates
The sheriffs of Burleigh and Williams counties said their jails aren t offering vaccinations to those behind bars despite proposals from local public health agencies to provide shots. Meanwhile, jails in Fargo, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Minot and Dickinson have been offering and promoting the shot for months. 1:11 pm, May 26, 2021 ×
The Burleigh Morton County Detention Center in Bismarck is seen Monday, May 24, 2021. Michelle Griffith / The Forum
BISMARCK Inmates at two of North Dakota s biggest jails have no opportunity to get COVID-19 vaccinations after local law enforcement leaders opted not to make the jab available.