FILE - This June 2013 file photo shows one of the new cell blocks of the North Dakota State Penitentiary in Bismarck, N.D. Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials hope to start using the new facilities by July, 2013. North Dakota's robust economy has led to a record population, the lowest unemployment rate in the nation and thousands of more jobs than takers. But the state's economic miracle led by its oil bonanza also has resulted in plenty of problems, including more crime and increasingly overcrowded prison and jail cells. A state commission made up of lawmakers, judges, lawyers and law enforcement officials is looking for ways to free up limited lockup space without compromising public safety. (AP Photo/Bismarck Tribune, Will Kincaid, File)
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