North Dakota Statutes
§ 12-47-01 — Penitentiary - Location - Purpose
The penitentiary located at the city of Bismarck in the county of Burleigh is the general
penitentiary and prison of this state for the punishment and reformation of offenders against the
laws of this state. The director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation may establish
affiliated facilities at other locations throughout the state within the limits of legislative
appropriations. The department shall confine, employ, and govern all offenders committed to the
legal and physical custody of the department in the manner provided by law.
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Witkowski v. M.D.N.
493 N.W.2d 680 (North Dakota Supreme Court, 1992)
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493 N.W.2d 680 (North Dakota Supreme Court, 1992)
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§ 12-44.1-01
Definitions§ 12-44.1-02
Establishing correctional facilities - Correctional facility contracts - Regional corrections centers§ 12-44.1-03
Safety and sanitation§ 12-44.1-04
Administration - Organization - Management§ 12-44.1-05
Meal payments§ 12-44.1-06
Grades of correctional facilities§ 12-44.1-06.1
Correctional facilities standards§ 12-44.1-06.2
Female inmates in grade one correctional facilities§ 12-44.1-06.3
Female inmates in grade one correctional facilities§ 12-44.1-07
Who may be confined in correctional facilities§ 12-44.1-07.1
Management of inmate population§ 12-44.1-08
Confinement of state and federal inmates§ 12-44.1-09
Housing of inmates§ 12-44.1-10
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