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Department staff described a package tied to Grand Forks expansion planning that included requests for staff and IT/equipment. The department said it submitted 31.5 full-time-equivalent (FTE) positions for Grand Forks; the Senate reduced that to 10 FTE in its draft, leaving 10 in the current projection. The department further described a large decision-package entry for contract or county-jail beds, which it grouped in the materials at roughly $16,000,000 for county-jail rentals or overflow housing.

Officials told the committee they are still negotiating operations and technology for the Grand Forks site and said some IT dollars in the request reflect a worst-case assumption while negotiations continue. A department speaker said those dollars may fall as negotiations with the Grand Forks entity and NDIT clarify which technology is already present and which will be provided by local partners.

Committee members asked about immediate bed availability. The department said the executive budget counted 88 man-camp beds for MRCC (Missouri River Correctional Center) but that a used-equipment vendor sold some available units, leaving 72 beds available instead of 88. The department described rented county-jail beds as likely to be used to manage population growth through the biennium while a permanent solution is developed.

Cost and capacity metrics were discussed. A department representative said that for fiscal 2024 the combined average cost to house a resident across department facilities was about $54,000 per year (approximately $148 per day). For county jails the packet shows a proposed contract rate of $100 per day in year one and $105 in year two; the department told the committee some counties are requesting roughly $115 per day.

Lance Anderson, Warden of Transitional Facilities, explained how the contract centers and BTCs differ from county jails: transitional facilities provide case managers, treatment services and a greater level of reentry programming; county jails primarily provide a bed and basic services. Anderson said each transitional resident is assigned a case manager with caseloads near 20 people who assist with budgets, scheduling, housing searches and connecting residents to treatment, employment and parole. \"Housing is number 1 barrier,\" Anderson said, describing housing as the largest obstacle for people leaving secure care.

Officials told the committee they will provide a more detailed statewide overflow plan and a line-item breakdown for the committee; the department said it hoped to circulate a clearer summary by the end of the week. Committee members asked the department to include per-bed and per-day cost breakdowns and to clarify which costs in the Grand Forks package are one-time IT/equipment purchases versus recurring operating expenses.

Why this matters: committee members said that increasing reliance on county jails without programming could reduce access to case management and treatment that transitional facilities provide. Department witnesses agreed that jail space functions differently from transitional centers and emphasized the department’s interest in preserving reentry programming where possible while managing short-term capacity needs.

Ending: Department staff said they will deliver an updated overflow plan, bed availability numbers and a clearer cost breakdown to the committee in the coming days and continue negotiations around Grand Forks operations and technology.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Appropriations - Human Resources Division Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025 2:21 PM - 4:00 PM","oneSentenceSummary","Department budget testimony described a $65 million executive request for transitional facilities (up from a $24 million base), ongoing negotiations over Grand Forks staffing and IT, and plans to rent county jail beds as an interim overflow solution while the state pursues longer-term capacity.","taxTitle","Appropriations - Human Resources Division, House of Representatives, Legislative, North Dakota","taxId",28888,"location","North Dakota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6287716,"Jamestown medium-security budget seeks $40 million; prison runs peer-support lodge and requests kitchen ovens",972,1011000,1983000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2547162-c4d8304b055cfb01600ddab300c0c48b&start=1011&end=1983","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2547162-c4d8304b055cfb01600ddab300c0c48b/thumbnail_1011000.jpg","/articles/6287716/North-Dakota/Jamestown-medium-security-budget-seeks-40-million-prison-runs-peer-support-lodge-and-requests-kitchen-ovens","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6287716-c294705b59a80878cf381bd1ced81108/orig.mp4?Expires=1770944246&Signature=WFHK9SoOtT0vyZNXdidFMKEx5jNgLy8SPqaNoM6XAZM~q3NCxFRU19Oph1K8HoyjF7~B-q7~xMWT3SvW5TSVC0HW-TAH7pUNMg-30nZjdYoPlxgPWUo2PaY1DFoF6iJeKrn4EE8r~hzg0JslcS756QWsOXEBug0zOp1dQiYQiKpCa608FwbWOFSzfzf0jK55qB11-9h-OwnzF96e8eslKQbHlmnFDMPkD~cWM3mohP9HRXAwmYkyteYRIG21833eBj2XSgFfmfLkUnWePcGYFKPgXdDkWrulbFNBRVtCcg0ExXjMbRLfCxiOitQtdaT5HvuIBXADDGIh4UI6ecnVmQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Michelle Zander, Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, told the Appropriations - Human Resources Division committee that the Jamestown Regional Correctional Center’s (JRCC) base budget is close to $35,000,000 and the executive recommendation is about $40,000,000. \"JRCC is our medium security prison in Jamestown,\" Zander said on the record.

The budget packet shows salary and fringe account for the majority of the executive recommendation (83.7 percent) and operating costs about 16.2 percent; Zander said operating expenses include food, clothing, linens, staff meals, motor-pool costs and resident wages. The department requested $49,480 for kitchen equipment replacement, citing “very outdated ovens.” Committee members discussed the ovens’ age and likely per-unit cost; a member estimated about four ovens at roughly $10,000–$12,000 each.

The hearing also reviewed a culturally based peer-support program at JRCC. Chad Pringle, Warden of JRCC, described the Akishni Warrior Lodge as a Lakota-named, culturally rooted unit that started last fall and has grown to about 10 participants with a planned capacity of 14. Representative Murphy asked about participant numbers; Pringle answered, \"we're building up to 14\" and said the program \"started out with 5\" and has operated about six months. Pringle and other presenters said the program pays participants because their days are filled with structured programming and they cannot work other jobs in the facility while in the lodge. Officials identified a payroll line that totals about $64,474 to cover resident pay for the 14-person model; the department described that as the equivalent of compensating 14 peer-support specialists.

Pringle described JRCC staffing trends as improving in recent months, saying, \"the last month it's been a great improvement and we had quite a few applicants,\" and that turnover has historically been a challenge but recent hiring has strengthened staffing. Committee members pressed about the facility census and composition; Pringle said Native American residents are \"a little bit over 30% currently,\" and that the lodge uses Native cultural approaches in programming.

Committee members also probed nonpayroll items. Zander said JRCC prepares separate meal lines for JRCC and for the state hospital because the hospital requires a different menu and higher-grade food; she told the committee the two menus are prepared separately. On staff meals, Zander referenced existing policy authority, noting staff on duty may be provided meals without charge; she said she could pull the Century Code or policy language for the committee.

Why this matters: the JRCC budget request is part of higher-level corrections budget pressures the committee is considering, and the lodge represents a programmatic shift toward peer support and culturally specific treatment inside a secure facility. Committee members asked for additional documentation on equipment needs and for the underlying policy citation that allows on-duty staff meals to be provided without charge.

Committee directions and next steps include providing the committee with the Century Code or policy language Zander referenced and clarifying the equipment request details and estimated per-unit pricing; the presenters said they would supply that additional documentation.

Ending: Officials said they will bring further line-item detail on equipment and population data when the department returns to the committee.","Department of Corrections officials told the Appropriations committee the Jamestown Regional Correctional Center’s executive budget request is about $40 million, includes a request for kitchen equipment, and funds a growing Akishni Warrior Lodge peer-support program that pays participating residents.","actionData","errors"]

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Corrections seeks $65 million for transitional facilities; Grand Forks expansion and jail rentals discussed as overflow strategy

Jamestown medium-security budget seeks $40 million; prison runs peer-support lodge and requests kitchen ovens