| Address | North Dakota State Penitentiary 3100 Railroad Avenue PO Box 5521 Bismarck, ND 58506-5521 |
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| Phone and fax | Phone 701-328-6212 |
Fax 701-328-6640 |
The North Unit is a specialized housing area, within the physical plant of the North Dakota State Penitentiary, designed to provide safe and secure housing for male inmates. It is the mission of the North Unit to provide a concise orientation program for all new arrivals of the institution, which provides the necessary information, testing, and evaluations to provide the inmate with the tools to access the appropriate programs for rehabilitation.
The North Unit is located on the main floor of the administration building on the north end of the complex and directly south of the Treatment Unit. The unit has a capacity of 69 inmates.
The North Unit consists of two floors comprised of two dayrooms, 2-2 cell detention units, kitchen/dining area, classrooms, laundry room, recreation yard, gymnasium, and staff office space. Each cell is equipped with a porcelain or stainless toilet, a vanity with sink, counter top space and storage, metal framed bed, flame retardant mattress/pillow, a combination closet with a storage area, an outside window, a chair, a writing desk, and a sick call switch, which can be used in case of medical emergencies. Cell fronts are a solid door equipped with a window. The North Unit is a specialized housing unit designated for the orientation of newly committed inmates to the Prisons Division by providing a high level of program training, testing, and evaluation. All inmates housed in this unit prior to classification will be considered maximum custody regardless of crime or sentence.
Inmates may retain authorized Personal Property – Personal property such as those listed below.
Funds – Inmates shall be allowed to retain in their account any monies they bring into the Institution. A receipt will be given after the money has been counted in the presence of the inmate. The inmate and staff shall sign the receipt.
If an inmate is scheduled to attend classes and his visitor should show up to visit, he will not be allowed to visit. He will attend classes as scheduled. It is his responsibility to let you know. He will be able to visit in the evenings on scheduled days and times. Once classes are completed he will be allowed to visit at regular visiting times.
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