The Dakota Scout

The Dakota Scout

Viewpoints

LETTER | Prison funding in House Bill 1025 unnecessary

Letter from former Chief Warden Douglas Weber

Jan 27, 2025
∙ Paid

House Bill 1025 provides the Department of Corrections another $182 million dollars from our state’s current general and reserve funds. It moves the entirety of the existing Incarceration Construction Fund along with this bill’s appropriations directly to the DOC. The sole use of these funds plus interest constructs a single men’s maximum (Level 5) pris…

User's avatar

Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of The Dakota Scout.

Or purchase a paid subscription.
© 2026 The Dakota Scout · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture