2014 NDACo ANNUAL CONFERENCESECURITY FOR COURTHOUSES AND

COURTROOMSSteven R. Engen

Director of Facility InspectionNorth Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Currently there are 35 multi-county, county or city operated secure correctional facilities in North Dakota.

Correctional facilities in North Dakota are classified as:◦ Grade one.◦ Grade two.◦ Grade three◦ Grade four.◦ Juvenile detention Centers.

North Dakota county corrections overview

A grade one facility may hold an adult inmate sentenced or presentenced for not more than one year.

Grade one facilities must provide an outdoor recreation area that allows a minimum of 15 square feet of space per inmate. Grade one facilities may utilize opening louvered vented rooms that allow outside air in as outdoor recreation.

Grade one facilities must provide an indoor recreation made up of a minimum of 100 square feet with a minimum of 15 square feet per inmate using the area at the same time. Inmates using this area may not have access to other inmates in their cells.

Grade one facilities must provide secure visitation areas, including attorney-client visitation.

There are 16 grade one facilities in North Dakota.

Grade One facilities.

A grade two facility may hold an adult inmate sentenced or presentenced for not more than 90 days.

Grade two facilities must provide an indoor recreation made up of a minimum of 100 square feet with a minimum of 15 square feet per inmate using the area at the same time. Inmates using this area may not have access to other inmates in their cells.

Grade two facilities must provide secure visitation areas, including attorney-client visitation.

There are seven grade two facilities in North Dakota.

Grade Two facilities

A grade three facility may hold an adult inmate, sentence or presentenced for not more than 96 hours. There are currently no grade three facilities operating in North Dakota at this time. This is due to the creation of a grade four facility by the Sixty-third Legislative Assembly.

Grade Three facilities

A grade four facility may hold an adult arrestee for not more than eight hours. These non-residential facilities are defined as court holding and police lockup facilities. These facilities are designed for the processing of arrestees prior to transfer to a grade one or two facility or temporary holding during court proceedings. There are seven grade four facilities in North Dakota.

Grade Four facilities

A juvenile detention center is a publicly maintained correctional facility for the detention of juveniles. The term does not include the North Dakota Youth Correctional Center. In 2013, there were five Juvenile Detention Centers in North Dakota. In January 2014, the Lake Region Juvenile Detention Center closed. The space formerly utilized for holding juveniles became space for holding adult inmates. Currently there are four juvenile detention centers in North Dakota.

Juvenile Detention Centers

Juvenile detention centers are subject to all adult correctional facility rules. In addition, rules specifically designed for the supervision of youth in a correctional setting are in place. These rules include more frequent staff observations, more required telephone calls at time of detention, authorization for school work to be bought in for detained youth and a physical setting designed not to look like a correctional setting.

Juvenile Detention Centers continued

Grade one-1569 beds. Grade two-105 beds. Grade three-0 beds as there are no grade

three facilities. Grade four-No overnight capacity. Total adult bed space available statewide-

1674 Juvenile Detention Centers-93 beds until

January 1, 2014. Currently 55 beds available due to Lake Region Juvenile Detention closing.

Total overnight bed capacity

Barnes

County CF

Richlan

d County CF

McKen

zie County

CF

Heart

of Ameri

ca Corre

ctions &

Trea

tmen

t Ctr

Bottineau County

CF

Mercer

County CF

Southwest

Multi-County

CF

Willi

ams C

ounty CF

Cass County

CF

Stutsm

an County

CF

Grand Fo

rks County

CF

McLean

County CF

Ward

County CF

Lake R

egion CF

Morton County

CF

Burleigh

County CF

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

38% 39% 40% 43% 44%50% 50% 53%

64%

74% 75%

87%

95% 97%

110% 112%

Grade 1 Jails - Percentage of Average Daily Capacity 2012

Correctional Facility

Perc

ent o

f Cap

acity

McKen

zie County

CF

Richlan

d County CF

Bottineau County

CF

Barnes

County CF

Cass County

CF

Southwest

Multi-County

CF

Mercer

County CF

Grand Fo

rks County

CF

Heart

of Ameri

ca Corre

ctions &

Trea

tmen

t Ctr

Willi

ams C

ounty CF

McLean

County CF

Stutsm

an County

CF

Lake R

egion CF

Ward

County CF

Burleigh

County CF

Morton County

CF0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

140%

40% 42%

56% 56% 59%66% 67%

72% 73%

83% 83% 87%94%

101%

122% 125%

Grade 1 Jails - Percentage of Average Daily Capacity 2013

Correctional Facility

Perc

ent o

f Cap

acity

Adams County CF Cavalier County CF Traill County CF Mountrail County CF

Pembina County CF Rollete County Jail Walsh County CF0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

14%

22% 23% 25%

44%

68%

76%

Grade 2 Jails - Percentage of Average Daily Capacity 2012

Correctional Facility

Perc

ent o

f Cap

acity

Adams County CF Mountrail County CF

Cavalier County CF

Traill County CF Pembina County CF

Rollete County Jail Walsh County CF0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

14% 17%22% 23%

56%

72%

95%

Grade 2 Jails - Percentage of Average Daily Capacity 2013

Correctional Facility

Perc

ent o

f Cap

acity

Willi

ams C

ounty Juve

nile DC

Grand Fo

rks County

Juvenile

DC

Ward

County Juve

nile DC

Cass County

Juvenile

DC

Lake R

egion County

Juvenile

DC0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

0%

12% 13%

20%

37%

Juvenile Detention Centers - Percentage of Average Daily Capacity 2012

Detention Centers

Perc

ent o

f Cap

acity

Williams County Juvenile DC Grand Forks County Juvenile DC

Ward County Juvenile DC Cass County Juvenile DC Lake Region County Juvenile DC

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

0%

12% 13%

20%

47%

Juvenile Detention Centers - Percentage of Average Daily Capacity 2013

Detention Centers

Perc

ent o

f Cap

acity

McKen-zie

County CF

Richland County

CF

Bot-tineau County

CF

Barnes County

CF

Cass County

CF

South-west

Multi-County

CF

Mercer County

CF

Grand Forks

County CF

Heart of America Correc-tions & Treat-

ment Ctr

Williams County

CF

McLean County

CF

Stutsman

County CF

Ward County

CF

Burleigh County

CF

Morton County

CF

Lake Re-gion CF

2012

0.4 0.39393939393

9394

0.44444444444

4445

0.375 0.64488636363

6364

0.50420168067

2269

0.5 0.75403225806

4516

0.42957746478

8732

0.53030303030

3031

0.86666666666

6667

0.74468085106

383

0.95192307692

3077

1.12318840579

71

1.1 1.53225806451

613

2013

0.4 0.42424242424

2424

0.55555555555

5556

0.5625 0.59090909090

9091

0.65546218487

3949

0.66666666666

6667

0.72177419354

8388

0.73239436619

7183

0.83333333333

3334

0.83333333333

3334

0.87234042553

1915

1.00961538461

538

1.22463768115

942

1.25 1.37096774193

548

10%

30%

50%

70%

90%

110%

130%

150%

170%

Grade 1 Jails - Percentage of Average Daily Capacity 2012 & 2013

Perc

ent o

f Cap

acity

Adams County CF Mountrail County CF

Cavalier County CF

Traill County CF Pembina County CF

Rollete County Jail

Walsh County CF

2012 0.142857142857143

0.25 0.222222222222222

0.230769230769231

0.444444444444444

0.68 0.761904761904762

2013 0.142857142857143

0.166666666666667

0.222222222222222

0.230769230769231

0.555555555555556

0.72 0.952380952380952

5.00%

15.00%

25.00%

35.00%

45.00%

55.00%

65.00%

75.00%

85.00%

95.00%

Grade 2 Jails - Percentage of Average Daily Capacity 2012 & 2013Pe

rcen

t of C

apac

ity

43.40%

56.60%

Percent of Counties with Own Correctional Facility

Facility located within County

Served by Other County