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North Dakota Corrections working on 4 ‘mini prisons’ to relieve crowding (northdakotamonitor.com)

submitted 1 week ago by pelespirit@sh.itjust.works to c/politics@sh.itjust.works

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The state prison system has had a population more than 200 inmates over capacity on average during the past roughly two years. It was 193 male inmates over capacity on average between July 2023 and May 2025, according to data presented at the meeting. The system averaged 31 female inmates over capacity during that same time frame, the data show.

The agency got a little over $8 million to purchase man camps to provide overflow housing within the Missouri River Correctional Center. The department anticipates it to house 72 to 96 inmates, said Michele Zander, chief financial officer for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The $8 million would cover the housing units, an emergency generator, washers and dryers, technology costs and more.

The idea would be for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to provide case management and behavioral health services, while the Burleigh Morton Detention Center would handle operations. Zander said the agreement is expected to take effect sometime early next year.

The bulk of the deficiency — a little over $8 million — came from county and regional jails that the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation previously contracted with to house inmates that state facilities don’t have room for.

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

I was trying to parse how much of these "camps" are going to be ran by private prison places. That's what the bolded out parts are for, maybe someone could help. This seems like a lot of money going to new contractors? That's what I'm reading it as, but I could be wrong.