Grand Forks County ND Correctional Center

Grand Forks County ND Correctional Center basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 701-780-8224

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Grand Forks County ND Correctional Center is a medium-security detention center located at 1701 N Washington St in Grand Forks, ND. This county jail is operated locally by the Grand Forks County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Grand Forks County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Grand Forks Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

There are new detainees delivered to the jail daily, you can see arrest records here. Some are released after putting up bail, are released to a pretrial services caseload, are placed under supervision by a probation agency, or are released on their own recognizance with an agreement to appear in court. If there is no release, the inmate must wait here at the jail for their court appearance as a guest of the County, getting a bed and three square meals.

Trustees are inmates who work in the jail as cooks, as orderlies for the staff, in the laundry or in the commissary. The trustees are paid a very small amount for their time and some jail gives the trustees a few days off their sentence in exchange for their work.

When an inmate arrives in jail they are put together in a large holding cell with other inmates in the intake. While in intake they are under heightened observation. Violent and out of control inmates are segregated.

Can I Get Work Release?

Work release is when you are released from jail during the day so that you can go to work. At the end of the day, you return to jail for the night. There are a number of requirements to be able to get into the work-release program. Most programs require your employer to fill out some paperwork. If you want to get into the work release program then apply prior to being sentenced to jail. This will minimize the amount of time you spend in jail waiting to get into the program.

Can I call my family in Jail?

Grand Forks County ND Correctional Center has a phone program where inmates make outbound calls only, you cannot call into jail. Since you are paying for those calls don't make it a habit of accepting collect-calls, they are over $15 each. The alternative is to set up an account through their third-party phone company which charges steep fees for each minute used. You are paying for them to call you. Click here if you are going to speak a lot and need a discount on the calls.

Remember – These phone calls are recorded and conversations can be used against you or the inmate so do not discuss your case over these phone lines.

visitation Info

Grand Forks County ND Correctional Center – Visitation

Inmate visitation is available for friends and family to visit individuals incarcerated at the Grand Forks County Correctional Center. Visitation sessions are limited to a maximum of 20 minutes each and begin on the hour, at 20 and at 40 minutes after the hour.

Visitation is able to be scheduled at many times of the day seven days a week subject to availability of equipment and daily activities. No visitation will begin before 8:00 a.m. or be allowed after 10:00 p.m. Availability on any given day is determined by the availability of inmate and equipment within living quarters. Onsite visitation is also limited by the number of lobby kiosks available at any time. Onsite visitation is currently limited to be scheduled for the following hours:
      • Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday – 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
      • Saturday and Sunday – 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

All visitors must register and require approval prior to being able to visit with each inmate. Please allow up to 24 hours for the approval process.
      • Registration can be done in either of the following ways:
            • Onsite at the Grand Forks County Correctional Center M-F between the hours of 8-5
                  o Using the inmate visitation kiosks
            • Offsite at inmatecanteen.com
      • Approval Process:
            • Must include a clear picture of the registered visitor
            • Must include a clear legible picture of the visitor’s driver’s license – we must be able to read and verify.
            • Verification of no existing reasons to keep individuals separate