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In Case You Missed It!

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Inaugural New Freedom class graduates

April 12, 2022

Kudos to the group of six gentlemen who recently graduated from a first-of-its-kind program at NDCS.

Participants in New Freedom completed a 12-week curriculum designed to increase their own personal growth, activate lifestyle change and prepare them to become peer-facilitators. The program is unique in that it tackles the issue of gang affiliation, how to break those ties and criminal activity.

Together with sponsors from the Community Justice Center, participants devoted numerous hours to facilitation training and are now prepared to work with future New Freedom participants. Many thanks to the NDCS staff...Read more

Cohort completes Leadership Academy

April 11, 2022

If you are going to be a leader, it helps to get the perspective from someone who’s been there.

Director Scott Frakes opened a week-long Leadership Academy for 15 staff members, representing a variety of positions and facilities across NDCS.

The class provides an opportunity for supervisors and managers to explore their strengths, develop work skills and personal habits that will help them achieve career success.

Dir. Frakes also closed the week with a Q&A session in which participants were welcome to ask a variety of questions.

Congrats to all of our graduates and best of luck as you continue...Read more

Class 322 graduates

April 8, 2022

This week, the Staff Training Academy gym was filled with family and friends celebrating these new NDCS teammates—the largest pre-service class in NDCS history. The graduates spent the last six weeks gaining valuable skills to use throughout their NDCS careers and now they're ready to make a difference.

Congratulations to Class 322!Read more

Class 522 begins pre-service training

April 7, 2022

Day one for a new group of team members who are learning the ropes at NDCS.

Each class is unique and brings a variety of skills and experience. This group includes quite a number of folks who have prior experience with the military, law enforcement and corrections!

We are excited that they are starting a new career with NDCS, and look forward to their contributions to the team.Read more

John Leonard Harris shares leadership lessons

April 6, 2022

Many thanks to John Leonard Harris who recently presented to the NDCS Executive Steering Council. This is the second time Mr. Harris has worked with this team.

His platform of workshops focus on corporate culture, leadership, workplace diversity, professional growth and more. Mr. Harris always has stories to tell and group activities to keep the conversation going and keep everyone engaged.

For others who might be interested, you can find him at Encouragementunlimited.orgRead more

Class 222 graduation highlights

April 5, 2022

At NDCS, graduation is a special day. Watch the video to see highlights of Class 222's graduation.Read more

Thank you to our NDCS social workers!

March 31, 2022

Kudos to a hardworking and compassionate group of NDCS team members! Our social workers provide a variety of reentry services to incarcerated individuals. They are a great resource and we count on them to help facilitate all the things that are necessary to make discharge as smooth as possible.

At any given time they are helping people figure out where they will live, how they will get to and from work, how to obtain identification documents, what medical and mental health needs should be addressed and any other number of critical services.

Social work is a fast-growing profession, with more than 800,000 expected...Read more

Team members develop skills through First-Level Leader Academy

March 28, 2022

For team members ready to step up to a new level of leadership, the First-Level Leader Academy provides an excellent opportunity to develop a solid foundation of skills.

During this week-long training program, team members from NDCS facilities across the department learned to establish a leader’s mindset, lead through change, create a culture of feedback and manage their time and energy. They also spent time engaging with NDCS leaders during a leadership panel.

Congratulations to these team members for taking this step to develop their leadership skills! #MakeADifferenceRead more

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