Community Forums

Community Connections Forums

The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR) is committed to transforming lives, strengthening families, and building safer communities through transparency, accountability, and collaboration. 

As part of our commitment to serving the people of North Dakota with transparency and accountable decision-making, Director Colby Braun and department leadership want to hear directly from the loved ones of those engaged with the DOCR and are hosting quarterly Community Connection Forums. 

Learn more about our shared purpose and community expectations

Upcoming Community Connection Forums

Town Square in downtown Grand Forks, Grand Forks, ND.

Grand Forks

  • Open to family, friends and community stakeholders 
  • Pre-registration is required
Cairn Designating Geographic Center of North America at Rugby, ND.

Rugby

  • Open to community stakeholders 
  • Pre-registration is required
The Dickinson Museum Center has fantastic dinosaur displays, Dickinson, ND.

Dickinson

  • Open to family, friends and community stakeholders 
  • Pre-registration is required
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, Williston, ND.

Williston

  • Open to family, friends and community stakeholders 
  • Pre-registration is required
The Scandinavian Heritage Park located in Minot, North Dakota features remembrances and replicas from each of the five Scandinavian and Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, Minot, ND.

Minot

  • Open to family, friends and community stakeholders 
  • Pre-registration is required
World's Largest Buffalo Monument on a frosty winter day, Jamestown, ND.

Jamestown

  • Open to family, friends and community stakeholders 
  • Pre-registration is required
Aerial view over Graham's Island State Park on Devils Lake, Devils Lake, ND.

Devils Lake

  • Open to family, friends and community stakeholders 
  • Pre-registration is required
The Fargo Theater is an icon in downtown Fargo, Fargo, ND,

Fargo-West Fargo

  • Open to family, friends and community stakeholders 
  • Pre-registration is required
The Lewis and Clark Riverboat offers summer cruises on the Missouri River, Mandan, ND,

Bismarck-Mandan

  • Open to family, friends and community stakeholders 
  • Pre-registration is required