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Devils Lake jail ordered to reduce population, train staff

On Aug. 5, the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (ND DOCR) issued an order of non-compliance for the Lake Region Correctional Center (LRCC) in Devils Lake, after it failed to meet standards during an inspection on June 14-15.

Of the 108 standards reviewed during inspection, the LRCC was found to be non-compliant with 13, most of which related to a lack of staff training. As...