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Troubled North Dakota Jail to be Reviewed by Feds
Loaded on June 3, 2016
published in Prison Legal News
June, 2016, page 43
Filed under:
Guard Misconduct,
Corrections Audits,
Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal,
Escapes,
Staffing,
Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
Location:
North Dakota.
The Lake Region Law Enforcement Center (LEC) in North Dakota is a multijurisdictional jail supported by six entities, including the City of Devils Lake and the counties of Benson, Eddy, Nelson, Ramsey and Towner. The center rents office space to the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department, Devils Lake Police Department and ...
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