Female Inmates On The Move To Mandan Facility
Nothing against the good citizens of New England, North Dakota. But what were we thinking back in 2003 when the doors opened and the bars started slamming shut at the Dakota Women s Correctional Rehab Center in New England? I ask because New England is pretty darn remote dontcha think? It s two hours Southwest of Bismarck! It s four and a half hours from Fargo! It s five and a half hours from Grand Forks!
According to Leann Bertsch, director of North Dakota’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 90 percent of North Dakota’s female prison population is from the Bismarck area or further east, and 79 percent have children under the age of 18