N.D. Cent. Code § 12-47-11
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12-47-11. Powers and duties of warden
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12-47-11. Powers and duties of warden
The warden, under the direction of the director of the department of corrections and
rehabilitation, shall have the charge, custody, and control of the penitentiary and offenders
committed to the legal and physical custody of the department and placed by the department at
the penitentiary, together with all lands, buildings, furniture, tools, implements, stock, provisions,
and every other species of property pertaining to the penitentiary or within the premises of the
penitentiary. The warden shall superintend and be responsible for the policing of the penitentiary
and the discipline of the offenders placed by the department at the penitentiary.
The warden, under the direction of the director of the department of corrections and
rehabilitation, shall have the charge, custody, and control of the penitentiary and offenders
committed to the legal and physical custody of the department and placed by the department at
the penitentiary, together with all lands, buildings, furniture, tools, implements, stock, provisions,
and every other species of property pertaining to the penitentiary or within the premises of the
penitentiary. The warden shall superintend and be responsible for the policing of the penitentiary
and the discipline of the offenders placed by the department at the penitentiary.
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