Difference Between North Dakota Prison and Federal Prison
What is the Difference Between Federal Prison and North Dakota Prison?
The North Dakota and federal prisons operate under different jurisdictions. North Dakota prisons are located within the state, and residents of these prisons must be offenders that the state judiciary convicted of violating North Dakota's criminal laws. Meanwhile, federal prisons are located across the United States and remand offenders that the federal court sentenced to imprisonment. Another important distinction is that separate government agencies run the North Dakota prison system and federal prisons. While the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is in charge of the state prisons, the Federal Bureau of Prisons runs the federally-owned prison institutions.
Generally, inmates in prison facilities under federal jurisdiction serve longer sentences than those in state prisons. Residents of the federal prison institutions include both misdemeanor and felony offenders, while North Dakota prisons hold only felony offenders. Misdemeanants in North Dakota are imprisoned in the county jails instead.
The North Dakota Prison System
North Dakota has an estimated incarceration rate of 596 per 100,000 persons. The state's prison system contains incarceration facilities that hold persons sentenced to prison. In this system, the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation manages the four prison facilities in the state. There are about 1,401 offenders incarcerated in the state's prison facilities. Violent crimes (excluding sexual offenses) are the top offenses among these residents.
How to Lookup Inmates in North Dakota
The DOCR's Resident Lookup provides members of the public with access to information on persons housed in state prisons. Individuals can search this database with the name of an inmate. Information accessible from the lookup tool includes the resident's full name, mugshot, estimated release date, and holding facility.
Interested persons may also request North Dakota inmate records in person or visit inmates in prison. To visit an inmate, interested and eligible persons must complete the DOCR's visitation application and be on the inmate's pre-approved visitors list. The DOCR may process applications within a week to two weeks. Applications can be hand-delivered to the applicable prison's front desk or delivered via mail.
The North Dakota prison facilities include:
North Dakota State Penitentiary
3100 Railroad Avenue
P.O. Box 5521
Bismarck, ND 58506-5521
Phone: (701) 328-6100
Fax: (701) 328-6640
James River Correctional Center
2521 Circle Drive
Jamestown, ND 58401
Phone: (701) 253-3660
Fax: (701) 253-3735
Missouri River Correctional Center
1800 48th Avenue South West
P.O. Box 5521
Bismarck, ND 58506
Phone: (701) 328-9696
Fax: (701) 328-9690
Dakota Women's Correctional and Rehabilitation Center
440 McKenzie Street
New England, ND 58647
Phone:__(701) 579-5100
Fax: (701) 579-5101
North Dakota County Jails
North Dakota county jails detain individuals who committed minor crimes. Incarceration sentences served at county jails are usually under a year. Apprehended defendants are also put in county jail during the pre-trial stage.
Sheriff departments are responsible for managing the county jails. The departments also provide inquirers with information on residents. The offices may also provide inmate information via online platforms. For instance, the Cass County Sheriff's Office provides an Inmate List containing information on persons incarcerated in the county jail.
Individuals can find a North Dakota county sheriff's office by viewing the online directory on the North Dakota Association of Counties site. Additionally, the names, office locations, and contact details of the North Dakota Sheriffs can be obtained from the state government's website.
The North Dakota state county jails are:
Adams County Jail
602 Adams Avenue
Hettinger, ND 58639
Phone: (701) 567-2530
Barnes County Correctional Facility
491 2nd Avenue NorthEast
Valley City, ND 58072
Phone: (701) 845-8532
Benson County Sheriff
491 2nd Avenue
Valley City, ND 58072
Phone: (701) 473-5357
Bismarck City Jail
700 South 9th Street
Bismarck, ND 58504
Phone: (701) 223-1212
Bottineau County Jail
314 5th Street West
Bottineau, ND 58318
Phone: (701) 228-2740
Burke County Jail
103 Main Street SouthEast
Bowbells, ND 58721
Phone: (701) 377-2311
Burleigh County Detention Center
514 East Thayer Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone: (701) 222-6651
Cass County Jail
450 34th Street South
Fargo, ND 58103
Phone: (701) 271-2900
Cavalier County Jail
901 3rd Street Langdon
Langdon, ND 58249
Phone: (701) 256-2555
Dickey County Sheriff
309 North 2nd Street
Ellendale, ND 58436
Phone: (701) 349-3249
Dickinson City Jail
66 West Museum Drive
Dickinson, ND 58601
Phone: (701) 456-7759
Divide County Sheriff
300 2nd Avenue Northeast
Crosby ND 58730
Phone: (701) 965-6461
Dunn County
66 Museum Drive
Dickinson, ND 58601
Phone: (701) 456-7790
Eddy County Sheriff
524 Central
New Rockford, ND 58356
Phone: (701) 947-5515
Emmons County Jail
100 4th Street SW
Linton, ND 58552
Phone: (701) 254-4411
Fargo City Jail
222 4th Street
Fargo, ND 58102
Phone: (701) 241-1437
Foster County Sheriff
1000 5th Street North
Carrington, ND 58421
Phone: (701) 652-2251
Golden Valley County Sheriff
150 First Street
Beach, ND 58621
Phone: (701) 872-4733
Grand Forks County Correctional Facility
1701 North Washington
Grand Forks, ND 58206
Phone: (701) 780-8224
Grand Forks City Jail
122 South 5th Street
Grand Forks, ND 58201
Phone: (701) 787-8000
Grant County Sheriff
106 2nd Avenue East
Carson, ND 58529
Phone: (701) 622-3331
Griggs County Sheriff
808 Rollin Avenue South West
Cooperstown, ND 58425
Phone: (701) 797-3311
Hettinger County Dickinson Adult Detention Center
Museum Drive, Dickinson
ND 58601
Phone: (701) 456-7790
Hettinger County Dakota Women's Correctional Rehab Center
McKenzie Street
New England ND 58647
Phone: (701) 579-5100
Kidder County Sheriff
120 East Broadway
Steele, ND 58482
Phone: (701) 475-2422
LaMoure County Sheriff
202 4th Avenue North East
Lamoure, ND 58458
Phone: (701) 883-5720
Logan County Jail
P.O. Box 5
Napoleon, ND 58561
Phone: (701) 754-2495
McHenry County Sheriff
402 1st Street South East
Towner ND 58788
Phone: (701) 537-5633
McIntosh County Jail
P.O. Box 26 Ashley
Ashley, ND 58413
Phone: (701) 288-3724
McKenzie County Jail
201 5th Street North West
Watford City, ND 58854
(701) 444-3654
McLean County Jail
712 5th Avenue
Washburn, ND 58577
Phone: (701) 462-8103
Mercer County Jail
419 North Avenue
Stanton, ND 58571
Phone: (701) 745-3333
Morton County Corrections Center
215 1st Avenue North West
Mandan, ND 58554
Phone: (701) 667-3330
Mountrail County Jail
101 South Main Street
Stanley, ND 58784
Phone: (701) 628-2975
Nelson County Sheriff
210 B Avenue West
Lakota, ND 58344
Phone: (701) 247-2474
Oliver County Sheriff
115 Main Street
Center, ND 58530
Phone: (701) 794-3450
Pembina County Jail
308 Court House Drive
Cavalier, ND 58220
Phone: (701) 265-4122
Pierce County Sheriff
311 East 3rd Street
Rugby, ND 58368
Phone: (701) 776-5245
Ramsey County Sheriff
222 West Walnut
Devils Lake, ND 58301
Phone: (701) 662-0708
Ransom County Sheriff
210 5th Avenue West
Lisbon, ND 58054
Phone: (701) 683-5255
Richland County Jail
413 3rd Avenue North
Wahpeton, ND 58075
Phone: (701) 642-7711
Rolette County Jail
209 1st Avenue North East
Rolla, ND 58367
Phone: (701) 477-5623
Sargent County Sheriff
Main Street
Forman, ND 58032
Phone: (701) 724-3302
Sheridan County Sheriff
215 2nd Street East
McClusky, ND 58463
Phone: (701) 363-2200
Sioux County Sheriff
302 2nd Avenue
Fort Yates, ND 58538
Phone: (701) 854-3481
Southwest Multi County Corrections Center
Museum Drive
Dickinson, ND 58601
Phone: (701) 456-7790
Steele County Sheriff
P.O. Box 171
Finley, ND 58230
(701) 524-2742
Stutsman County Corrections Center
205 6th Street South East
Jamestown, ND 58401
Phone: (701) 252-7436
Towner County Sheriff
315 2nd Street P.O. Box 366
Cando, ND 58324
Phone: (701) 968-4350
Traill County Jail
118 West Caledonia Avenue
Hillsboro, ND 58045
Phone: (701) 636-4510
Walsh County Jail
638 Cooper Avenue
Grafton, ND 58237
Phone: (701) 352-2041
Ward County Jail
315 South East 3rd Street
Minot, ND 58701
Phone: (701) 857-6503
Wells County Sheriff
700 North Railway Street
Fessenden, ND 58438
Phone: (701) 547-3211
Williams County Jail
512 4th Avenue East
Williston, ND 58801
Phone: (701) 577-7700
How Does the Federal Prison System Work?
The Federal Bureau of Prisons runs the federal prison system and oversees the daily operation of the 122 institutions located nationwide. There are about 152,174 total offenders held in federal prison institutions. These institutions are divided into the following security levels:
- Minimum
- Low
- Medium
- High
Most inmates serve their sentences in a minimum or low-security level prison.
Members of the public can locate federal inmates with the BOP Inmate Locator. This online tool is instrumental in discovering an inmate's location and obtaining information about the individual. Requestors only need an offender's name or BOP number to obtain results from the locator.
