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The Jail System

North Dakota has 24 jails in 53counties. The jail population in 2021 was 1,266.

The Prison System

As of December 31, 2021, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of North Dakota correctional authorities was 1,665 located in 5 state prisons and held in custody of private prisons or local jails. State operated facilities had a staff of 980 employees and a budget of $272,034,734.

The Community Corrections System

As of December 31, 2021, North Dakota community corrections population was 6,011 under probation and 647 under parole.

Methodology

The National Institute of Corrections depends on publicly available information to provide the information on this page.

The statistics for budgets, employee positions, and state prison facilities data come from state departments of corrections, other state reports and state agencies. If data is missing for a state, then we were unable to find that information.

The data on prison population and incarcerate rate come from the Prisoner in 2021 report released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The report includes the count of prisoners in the unified systems of Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Violent and property crime rates are provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

The number of counties per state comes from the United States Census Bureau.

Rates (Per 100K)

Incarceration Rate
215
Violent Crime Rate
276
Property Crime Rate
2,145
Probationers
1,029
Parolees
110

Populations

Prison Population
1,665
Jail Population
1,266
Parole Population
647
Probation Population
6,011

Facilities

Number of State Prison Facilities
5 facilities
Number of Jail Facilities
24

Prisons

Cost Per Inmate
$ 38,601
Employee Positions
980
Prison Budget
$272,034,734