Women inmates share their experiences at remote prison in southwest North Dakota скачать в хорошем качестве

Women inmates share their experiences at remote prison in southwest North Dakota

https://www.inforum.com/news/governme... NEW ENGLAND, N.D. — When the high-pitched noise from a key-cutting machine paused intermittently, the lull of country music could be heard mingling with the whir of sewing machines. A dozen hands of incarcerated women held steady as they stitched together white fabric. The women, taking part in programming at North Dakota’s only women’s prison, were among the 124 inmates that day at the Dakota Women’s Correctional and Rehabilitation Center. The prison occupies a former Catholic school in New England, a town of about 600 people that sits 25 miles south of Dickinson in southwest North Dakota. The drive from Fargo takes a little over 4 ½ hours, a total of 316 miles. The long trek is one reason some say the prison should be moved to a more central location near Bismarck, so inmates can be closer to family and medical care. Gov. Doug Burgum has proposed doing just that. During a recent visit to the prison, eight women shared with The Forum their stories and their thoughts on the prison and its isolated location.