North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
| North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation | |
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| Abbreviation | DOCR |
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Patch of the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation | |
| Agency overview | |
| Preceding agencies |
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| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | State of North Dakota, USA |
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| Map of North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 70,762 square miles (183,270 km2) |
| Population | 646,844 (2009 est.)[1] |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Bismarck, North Dakota |
| Agency executive | Leann Bertsch, Director |
| Website | |
| DOCR website | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
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.[2] DOCR also has a Division of Juvenile Services providing supervision and case management of delinquent youth of the state.[3] The agency has its headquarters in Bismarck.[4]
The Director of the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is Leann Bertsch.
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)
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.[5] The North Dakota Youth Correctional Center is partially in Mandan and partially in unincorporated Morton County.[6][7][8]
The housing units include:
- Brown Cottage - 22 beds - for boys[9]
- Hickory Cottage - 35 beds - for boys[10]
- Maple Cottage - 25 beds - for girls[11]
- Pine Cottage - 25 beds - for boys[12]
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, two officers have died in the line of duty.[13]
See also
- List of United States state correction agencies
- List of law enforcement agencies in North Dakota
- Prison
References
- ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ↑ National Institute of Corrections Website
- ↑ National Alliance to End Homelessness Website
- ↑ "Welcome to Corrections and Rehabilitation..." North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.
- ↑ "Juvenile Corrections." North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
- ↑ "North Dakota Youth Correctional Center." North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
- ↑ "Zoning Map." City of Mandan. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
- ↑ "Mandan city, North Dakota." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
- ↑ "Brown Cottage." North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Retrieved on December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Hickory Cottage." North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Retrieved on December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Maple Cottage." North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Retrieved on December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Pine Cottage." North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Retrieved on December 16, 2015.
- ↑ The Officer Down Memorial Page
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