The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR) provides prison services for the state of North Dakota. The Division of Field Services supervises parolees through 14 field offices. DOCR also has a Division of Juvenile Services providing supervision and case management of delinquent youth of the state. The agency has its headquarters in Bismarck.
The Director of the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is Leann Bertsch.
Video North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Adult prisons
The department has four different adult prisons in the state of North Dakota:
- James River Correctional Center - Jamestown (inmate capacity 420)
- Missouri River Correctional Center - Bismarck (inmate capacity 151)
- North Dakota State Penitentiary - Bismarck (inmate capacity 815
- Dakota Women's Correctional and Rehabilitation Center - New England (inmate capacity 126)
Maps North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Division of Juvenile Services
The Division of Juvenile Services (DJS) provides juvenile correctional services. The agency operates the North Dakota Youth Correctional Center and maintains eight regional community offices. The North Dakota Youth Correctional Center is partially in Mandan and partially in unincorporated Morton County.
The housing units include:
- Brown Cottage - 22 beds - for boys
- Hickory Cottage - 35 beds - for boys
- Maple Cottage - 25 beds - for girls
- Pine Cottage - 25 beds - for boys
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, two officers have died in the line of duty.
See also
- List of United States state correction agencies
- List of law enforcement agencies in North Dakota
- Prison
References
External links
- DOCR website
- Rough Rider Industries website
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