missouri river correctional center Archives

Inmate Escapes from Bismarck Prison

Authorities say 38-year-old Roman James Poitra was scheduled for release in January of 2028.

November 8, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Authorities are searching for a fugitive who walked away from a minimum-security correctional facility and may be headed towards the Devils Lake area. According to the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 38-year-old Roman James Poitra walked away from the Missouri River Correctional Center just after 11 A.M. on November 8. Missouri River is an…

North Dakota Corrections working on 4 ‘mini prisons’ to relieve crowding

July 14, 2025

KVRR Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – 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 to lift up about, as far as I’m concerned, four mini prisons across the state all in the same year,” Department of Corrections and…

Man Serving Time in Bismarck for Cass County Crime Walks Away From Facility

June 26, 2023

KVRR Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man serving time at a minimum security facility in Bismarck for a crime in Cass County is wanted after walking away. North Dakota Department of Corrections reports that 54-year-old Russell Brown walked away from the Missouri River Correctional Center around 8 p.m. Sunday. He was serving a sentence for terrorizing with a weapon in Cass…

North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to resume visitation

July 1, 2020

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BISMARCK, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will soon be allowing visitors back at its facilities. Social distancing guidelines will be in place during visits and tables will be disinfected between each visit. The Youth Correctional Center already began allowing outdoor visitations on June 27. Two adults are allowed per visit and each cottage has a 60-minute visitation…

Walkaway Inmate From Bismarck Detained

David Joseph Gray is believed to have left between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday night.

July 10, 2019

KVRR Staff,

UPDATE: Authorities say David Gray was taken into custody Wednesday in Wahpeton. BISMARCK, ND — The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports a walkaway from the Missouri River Correctional Center (MRCC) in Bismarck. David Joseph Gray is believed to have left between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday night. MRCC is an unfenced, minimum security facility. Gray…