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OH LOOK, A SHINY THING! I Went to Jail (But They Let Me Out)
I know I've been unusually quiet lately. Part of it is because I haven't been out and about as much as I usually am (and thus have less to say), and part of it is because I'm working on a very large ...
Posted on 9/2/12 at 8:23 PM
Former inmate says Minnesota jail was negligent in care 
A former jail inmate is suing Hennepin County, saying it failed to provide adequate mental health care while he was incarcerated.
By Associated Press , February 26, 2013
Authorities investigate Hibbing jail suicide
Authorities are investigating the suicide of an inmate at the St. Louis County jail in Hibbing.
By Associated Press , February 17, 2013
Ohio Amish beard-cutting ringleader gets 15 years
Denying he ran an Amish cult, the 67-year-old ringleader of hair- and beard-cutting attacks on fellow members of his faith in Ohio was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison, while family members convicted of carrying out his orders got one to seven years.
By Thomas J. Sheeran , February 08, 2013
North Dakota jail's 'prayer warrior' leaves lasting legacy
A man who nicknamed the "prayer warrior" is retiring after serving as a Cass County volunteer chaplain for 33 years.
By Associated Press , December 30, 2012
Jail goes on lockdown after clothes dryer ignites
Inmates at the Cass County Jail were placed on temporary lockdown after a clothes dryer caught fire.
By Associated Press , December 30, 2012
New ND oil patch jail is paid off early but full
Just five years after the Williams County Law Enforcement Center opened the lockup is paid in full but also has reached capacity. The reason: the explosion of oil activity in western North Dakota.
By James MacPherson , September 10, 2012
Dryer fire in Cass County jail causes lockdown
Inmates in the Cass County jail were locked down briefly when a fire started in one of the jail's clothes dryers.
By Associated Press , June 04, 2012
Supreme Court OKs routine jailhouse strip searches
Jailers may perform invasive strip searches on people arrested even for minor offenses, an ideologically divided Supreme Court ruled Monday, the conservative majority declaring that security trumps privacy in an often dangerous environment.
By Mark Sherman , April 02, 2012
Escaped armed robbery suspect remains on loose on Red Lake reservation
Sheriff: King ran from jailers after dropping shacklesJason Lee King, 21, had been behind bars in Bemidji since Dec. 30 on charges related to an armed robbery. But on Tuesday he ran from jailers taking him to a medical appointment in Bemidji and was still on the loose Wednesday at 9 p.m.
By Stephen J. Lee , February 22, 2012
Minnesota man indicted in death of former prison cellmate
Jason Ray Dominguez is accused of shooting Dustin Brown seven times and lighting a fire at the home where he was staying. The Morrison County Attorney's Office says Dominguez told several people that he wanted to kill Brown because he owed him $1,400.
By Associated Press , December 09, 2011
Somali woman at new jail, wearing head scarf
A Minnesota Somali woman who wanted to wear a religious head covering while in custody on federal terror charges has been moved to a new jail facility, where she is now allowed to wear her head scarf in certain situations.
By Amy Forliti , November 02, 2011
Prisoner escapes in Cavalier
Pembina County deputies searching for Glenn Troy StegmanAccording to Pembina County’s Chief Deputy Sheriff Jeff Osvold, Stegman, 34, was being led back to jail from a bond-reduction hearing about 10:30 a.m. Thursday when he took off running. Stegman still was at large at 7:20 p.m. Thursday.
By Stephen J. Lee , May 19, 2011
Mylo Candee, Bismarck, letter: Missouri River property deserves protection
The beauty of this land has not changed since Lewis and Clark paddled past it or walked on it in 1804.
If it takes two more years to keep it safe for the next 208 years, it’s worth the work and the wait.
By Mylo Candee , April 29, 2011
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