Barnes County

The Detention Center

Barnes County Correctional Center (BCCC)

• Operated byBarnes County Sheriff's Office
• Detention commandJeremy Wolff — Captain / Administrator, Barnes County Correctional Center
• Address2371 7th Street SE, Valley City, ND 58072
• Rated capacity46 (DOCR inspection, Oct 8, 2025)
• Population on inspection day32
• GradeGrade one — up to a one-year hold
• Compliance"Compliance with Standards 107" / "Non-Compliance with Standards 0" — the report notes several standards had initial non-compliance findings during inspection but BCCC's corrective action plans were accepted, resulting in final full compliance
• OpenedSeptember 2021, per the county's own Correctional Center page
• Staffing13 total personnel — 12 full-time correctional officers plus Administrator Capt. Jeremy Wolff, per the county's own site
• Counties/agencies served (per Barnes County's own roster page)Roster page cross-references neighboring Stutsman and Cass County facility rosters; the DOCR report does not itemize a separate contract-county list for BCCC

Source: Barnes County Correctional Center — DOCR Inspection Report (Oct 8, 2025) · checked 2026-08-25

• ✓The jail is named
• ✓Who is in custody
• ✓Beds and daily population
• ✗What it costs taxpayers — not published
• ✗Deaths in custody — not published
• ✓PREA audits
• ✗Independent inspection — not published
• ✗Who else it holds, and for how much — not published
• ✗How to post bond — not published
• ✗Phone, video and commissary rates — not published

This rates disclosure, not conduct — what Barnes County publishes about a jail its taxpayers own, checked 2026-08-25. Nothing here says the jail is run well or badly. Every mark moves the moment the county posts the document.

The Building

You paid for it. Here is what the record says it cost.

• Year builtNot found (facility opened September 2021, per county site — construction start year not confirmed)
• Original costNot found
• Paid for byNot found
• Beds46

The Sheriff

Sheriff Randy McClaflin

• Runs the jailYes — statutory keeper of Barnes County Correctional Center under NDCC 11-15-03(1)(f); day-to-day operation delegated to a jail administrator
• ElectedYes — NDCC 11-10-02, four-year term
• Office230 4th St NW Rm 105, Valley City, ND 58072; (701) 845-8530

Source: Barnes County Correctional Center — DOCR Inspection Report (Oct 8, 2025) · checked 2026-08-25

The Judges

North Dakota district judges are elected on a nonpartisan ballot to six-year terms (ND Constitution Art. VI, Sec. 1). Midterm vacancies are filled by the Governor from a list submitted by a judicial nominating committee, unless the Governor instead calls a special election (ND Constitution Art. VI, Sec. 13). District judges are state judicial officers, not county officials. Under ND Supreme Court Administrative Rule 20, a presiding judge may appoint a magistrate with delegated authority to hold initial appearances and set bail under NDCC ch. 29-08.

Source: the state judiciary · checked 2026-08-25

The County Commissioners

They pay for the jail. The sheriff runs it.

• What they controlThe detention budget, the building itself, and the agreements that let other agencies rent its beds.
• What they don'tDay-to-day operations. The sheriff is separately elected and answers to voters, not to the board.
• The boardBoard of County Commissioners →
• Where the jail money is decidedAgendas and minutes →