A comparison with North Dakota caused some lawmakers on South Dakota’s legislative budget committee to say Tuesday that changes are needed to curb high incarceration numbers.
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Concerns over plans for a new prison and an additional 1,500-bed facility by 2030 were addressed by a UNO study supporting alternatives. This led Nebraska to join "Reentry 2030" and
Welcome to The Topline, a weekly roundup of the big numbers driving the Minnesota news cycle, as well as the smaller ones that you might have missed. This week: traffic deaths are up; church attendance numbers are squishy; Minnesota jails are full of legally innocent people; recidivism rates are down; and youth sports participation is […] The post The Topline: The nexus between climate change and traffic deaths appeared first on Minnesota Reformer.