The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation runs the search for people in North Dakota state prisons. Here is how to use it, what it covers, and where to look if the person is not there.
- Agency
- North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Official search
- VINELink (North Dakota)
Open the VINELink (North Dakota)
How to search the DOCR inmate list
The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation custody lookup we could open is VINELink. Use VINELink (North Dakota) to see whether someone is in custody and where.
VINELink is a victim notification service, not the department's own records system. It shows custody status and lets you sign up for a call, text or email when that status changes. Read how VINE works.
North Dakota state prisons we list
We do not copy the North Dakota prison inmate list yet. These are the state prisons in our North Dakota directory, with address, phone and visiting basics. Use the department's search above to find a person.
- Bismarck Transition Center State prison in Bismarck
- Dakota Women's Correctional and Rehabilitation Center State prison in New England
- Fargo Residential Re-Entry Facility for Females State prison in Fargo
- Fargo Residential Re-Entry Facility for Males State prison in Fargo
- Grand Forks Residential Transition Program State prison in Grand Forks
- James River Correctional Center State prison in Jamestown
- Mandan Residential Re-Entry Facility State prison in Mandan
- Missouri River Correctional Center State prison in Bismarck
- North Dakota State Hospital - Tompkins Rehabilitation and Corrections Center State prison in Jamestown
- North Dakota State Penitentiary State prison in Bismarck
State prison, county jail or federal prison?
The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation holds people serving state prison sentences. Someone arrested in the last few days is almost always in a county jail instead, and will not show up in the state prison search yet. For a recent arrest, start with the county: open our North Dakota page and pick the county where the arrest happened.
People sentenced for federal crimes are held by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which has its own search. See federal inmate search (BOP).
After you find them
- Visits: most prisons require you to be on the person's approved visitor list first. How visiting works.
- Money: how to send money and how commissary works.
- Mail and calls: sending mail, phone calls and video visits.
- Release and transfer alerts: VINE notifications.
Questions
Someone was just arrested in North Dakota. Will they be in the DOCR search?
Usually not. People who were just arrested are held in a county jail first. They are moved to a state prison only after a sentence to state prison. Check the county jail where the arrest happened.
Is searchinmates.org part of the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation?
No. searchinmates.org is a private website. It is not affiliated with the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any government agency. The department's own search is the source of record.
Sources
We opened each of these pages on October 14, 2026. Rules and numbers change, so check the source before you act.
- VINELink (North Dakota), North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. How the search works and what it covers.
- Correctional Institutions, Bureau of Justice Statistics. How jails (run locally) differ from prisons (run by a state or the federal government).
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