ND HCR3026

Directs the Legislative Management to study improving re-entry outcomes for incarcerated adults and youth in North Dakota

Study must assess current public and private re-entry services, policies, practices, statutes, data, and resource allocation with the goal of implementing research-based strategies to reduce recidivism, improve education and employment outcomes, and maximize taxpayer return

Assessment must examine re-entry services in correctional supervision, employment, job training, housing, transportation, support services, and behavioral health services, including collaboration levels across service systems and disparities in outcomes

Legislative Management may develop a working group including legislators, nonprofit representatives, community members with re-entry experience, and representatives from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, county jails, Behavioral Health Division, Supreme Court, job services, educational institutions, and tribal nations

Legislative Management may seek technical assistance from the Council of State Governments' Justice Center or the Crime and Justice Institute and must report findings and recommendations to the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly