N.D. Cent. Code § 12-47-01
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12-47-01. Penitentiary - Location - Purpose
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12-47-01. Penitentiary - Location - Purpose
The penitentiary located at the city of Bismarck in the county of Burleigh is the general
penitentiary and prison of this state for the punishment and reformation of offenders against the
laws of this state. The director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation may establish
affiliated facilities at other locations throughout the state within the limits of legislative
appropriations. The department shall confine, employ, and govern all offenders committed to the
legal and physical custody of the department in the manner provided by law.
The penitentiary located at the city of Bismarck in the county of Burleigh is the general
penitentiary and prison of this state for the punishment and reformation of offenders against the
laws of this state. The director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation may establish
affiliated facilities at other locations throughout the state within the limits of legislative
appropriations. The department shall confine, employ, and govern all offenders committed to the
legal and physical custody of the department in the manner provided by law.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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