ND SB2015

Appropriates $253.1 million total ($214.3 million from general fund) to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for the 2017-19 biennium, including $2.16 million for employee health insurance increases and $844,000 for a 36-bed housing unit at Missouri River Correctional Center.

Appropriates $7 million to the Department of Human Services for a community behavioral health program providing services to individuals with serious behavioral health conditions as a parole condition or sentencing alternative, with 6 authorized full-time positions.

Requires correctional facilities to develop inmate population plans prioritizing admissions based on authorized budget, offense type, risk assessment, medical/behavioral health needs, and mandatory incarceration requirements, with alternatives to physical custody including community placement, work release, home detention, and electronic monitoring.

Allows the Department of Corrections to refuse inmate admissions when exceeding maximum operational capacity and authorized appropriations for contracted housing, requiring annual reports to legislative management on admissions decisions.

Creates a Justice Reinvestment Oversight Committee composed of 8 members including the governor's counsel, agency directors, supreme court chief justice, attorney general, and legislative representatives to study justice reinvestment policies and report findings by July 1, 2018.