Pierce County

The Detention Center

Heart of America Correctional & Treatment Center (HACTC)

• Operated byPierce County Sheriff's Office, under the governing authority of the Pierce County Commission
• Who runs itMike Graner — Jail Administrator, Heart of America Correctional & Treatment Center
• Answers tothe Heart of America Correctional & Treatment Center
• Why this is differentThe elected county sheriff does not run this jail.
• Rated capacity142 (DOCR inspection, Apr 1-2, 2026), per ND state-layer research
• Population on inspection day69
• GradeGrade one
• Counties/agencies servedPierce, Wells, McHenry, and Towner counties; cities of Harvey and Rugby, per ND state-layer research
• Not a joint-powers facilityDespite its regional name, HACTC operates "under the authority of the Pierce County Sheriff Josh Siegler, Jail Administrator Mike Graner, and the governing authority of the Pierce County Commission" rather than a multi-county board, per ND state-layer research
• What was triedPierce County's own correctional-facility page (piercecountynd.gov/departments/correctional-facility/) was pre-authorised for this group and attempted twice this session; both attempts failed with a fetch/permission error (PROVENANCE_REQUIRED) and could not be read

Source: ND state-layer research (plains_states.json), citing the HACTC DOCR Inspection Report (Apr 1-2, 2026) · checked 2026-08-25

• ✗The jail is named — not published
• ✗Who is in custody — not published
• ✗Beds and daily population — not published
• ✗What it costs taxpayers — not published
• ✗Deaths in custody — not published
• ✗PREA audits — not published
• ✗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 Pierce 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
• Original costNot found
• Paid for byNot found
• Beds142

The Sheriff

Sheriff Joshua D. Siegler

• Runs the jailStatutory keeper under NDCC 11-15-03(1)(f); day-to-day operation of the Heart of America Correctional & Treatment Center is delegated to Jail Administrator Mike Graner, per ND state-layer research
• ElectedYes — NDCC 11-10-02, four-year term
• Office240 2nd St SE, Suite 8, Rugby, ND 58368 (courthouse); 701-776-6161

Source: North Dakota POST Board — Sheriffs Departments directory · 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