North Dakota Department of Corrections:
Telephone Calls
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The cost of the calls is set by the contracted phone provider. In addition to the quoted rate of the call, applicable taxes and fees may apply. Rates subject to change.
Rates for calls from North Dakota state prisons:
Local Calls: .079 per minute
In-state calls: .079 per minute
Out-of-state calls: .079 per minute
Below you will find general information about the telephone policy at North Dakota State Prisons
ACCESS TO TELEPHONE
1. Definition: As used in this document, the following definition shall apply:
a. Legal Representatives: Attorneys, legal aid officers, or assistants to the inmate's
attorney of record.
2. Emergency Telephone Calls:
If we receive an incoming call of an emergency nature, the telephone number and name
of the calling party will be obtained, and after verification by staff, you may be
permitted to call pertaining to the emergency.
3. With the exception of attorney calls, all inmate telephone calls are subject to
monitoring and recording.
4. Telephone Calls:
All calls from inmate phones are collect calls unless you purchase prepaid phone
minutes from the commissary. There are no refunds for pre-paid minutes.
5. Attorney Calls:
If you wish to place an unmonitored call to an attorney other than listed in this
directory, you must send the attorney's business telephone number on an inmate
request slip to the inmate phone service representative. After proper verification, the
number will be added to the "Do Not Monitor" list. Legal calls must be made using the
inmate phone system.
6. Social Calls:
a. Phone calls are limited to 15 minutes.
b. You can only make telephone calls to people that you have registered on your
telephone call list. The phone list will be explained to you in orientation. You
are not allowed to make telephone calls for another inmate, or to use another
inmate’s pin number.
c. You are allowed a maximum of 20 active social telephone numbers on your
calling list. Attorney and clergy (of record) telephone numbers are not limited or
included on the list of 20 social telephone numbers. If you attempt to exceed
more than 20 active telephone numbers on your social telephone number list,
existing numbers may be deleted. New telephone number requests may be
approved after a completed telephone application is received from a family
member or friend and verified by staff. You will be allowed to change your
personal telephone list or add new telephone numbers every 90 days from the
date of your last request.
Telephone Applications:
All telephone numbers on your social calling list must have an approved telephone
application. All the personal information provided on each telephone application must
be verified by DOCR staff prior to activation. You and your family or friend must read
all the instructions and complete all the fields on the Telephone Application form (SFN
50076) and sign their name on the appropriate signature line.
The DOCR Division of Adult Services includes three separate prisons located in three different areas. The North Dakota State Penitentiary was established in Bismarck in 1885. The James River Correctional Center was opened in 1998 on the grounds of the State Hospital in Jamestown. The Missouri River Correctional Center located four miles southwest of Bismarck, was first established in the 1940's as the State Farm.
The NDSP, in Bismarck, is the original prison complex for the state and houses maximum to minimum high custody inmates. JRCC, located in Jamestown, is designed to hold medium-security male inmates. The MRCC, in southwest Bismarck, houses minimum low and community custody male inmates.
Missouri River Correctional Center
1800 48th Avenue S.W.
Bismarck, ND 58506
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 5521
Bismarck, ND 58506
Telephone: (701) 328-9696 | Fax: (701) 328-9690
Dakota Women's Correctional and Rehabilitation Center
440 McKenzie Street
New England, ND 58647
Telephone: (701) 579-5100 | Fax: (701) 579-5101