Joint County Committee Continues Bismarck Jail Planning

BISMARCK, N.D. —Burleigh and Morton county officials voted in favor of the construction agreement needed for the two counties to build a $70 million jail together at a joint county committee meeting last month. It is the first of three contracts the separate commissions must approve to begin construction on the 475-inmate facility in Bismarck.

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New N.D. Jail Design Presented

BISMARCK, N.D. — UBL Design Group, based in Bismarck, in cooperation with New York-based Venture Architects presented design plans for the new combined Burleigh/Morton County jail to commissioners from Burleigh County, Morton County, Bismarck and Mandan in April. The plan showed that the design will cost nearly $70 million for a 476-bed facility.

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