The quest for jail space has become a perpetual issue for cities and counties around the state. Stiffer penalties and growing populations have filled jails to capacity; some counties spend hundreds of thousands a year driving prisoners back and forth to other locations. Now six central-Minnesota counties are asking the legislature to fund a study for a regional jail a 200-bed facility to catch the overflow, and take the pressure off county lockups.
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