It’s really about inclusivity, it’s about access," said Julie Olive, Coordinator of Higher Education in Prison Programs at ...

In his nearly 13-year career working in Missouri Department of Corrections, Derek Pliska has been bitten, spit on and cursed at. But his desire to help people surpasses the rare instances when he ...

State corrections officers are sharing their story of juggling long hours with family as the department deals with major staffing concerns.

North Dakota State Penitentiary Warden Colby Braun considers his new role an opportunity to make the state prison more efficient and to minimize recidivism. Prison should only be “a once-in-a-lifetime ...

BISMARCK — The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is working to add as many as 300 additional beds to its overburdened prison system over the next year. “We’re literally trying ...

Entrance sign at the gate of the Missouri River Correctional Center in Bismarck on June 6, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ...