The Minnesota Department of Corrections is a state law enforcement agency of Minnesota that operates prisons. Its headquarters is in St. Paul.[1]

As of 2010, the state of Minnesota does not contract with private prisons.[2] The first and only private prison in the state, the Prairie Correctional Facility, was closed by its owner in 2010.[3][4]

The head of the agency is referred to as the Commissioner. As of 7 January 2019, the holder of this office is Paul Schnell.[5]

Adult and juvenile correctional facilities

Minnesota state correctional facilities[6]
Facility Pop. type Security class Capacity 2014 population
FaribaultMale1, 2, 3, & 42,0052,143
Lino LakesMale1-31,3161,257
Moose LakeMale1-31,0531,042
Oak Park HeightsMale5444437
St. CloudMaleIntake (1-5)1,028999
StillwaterMale1 & 41,6221,612
Red Wing AdultsMale14243
Rush CityMale41,0181,008
Willow River (CIP)Male177163
ShakopeeFemale1-5650601
Togo (CIP)adult male only96115
Togo Juvenileended July 2015
Red WingJuvenile male189127

Juvenile services

The department operates juvenile correctional facilities.[7]

Minnesota Correctional Facility – Red Wing in Red Wing serves delinquent boys. It was built in 1889.[8] Minnesota Correctional Facility – Togo in northern Itasca County no longer serves delinquent boys and girls.[9] The Togo facility opened in 1955 as Youth Conservation Commission (YCC). For years it was known as Thistledew Camp. In 2006 the facility's name changed to MCF-Togo, and the Thistledew designation is used to refer to the juvenile programs.[10] Now MCF-TOGO only serves adult males as a CIP program

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Contact Us Archived 2009-12-08 at the Wayback Machine." Minnesota Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 8, 2009.
  2. ↑ http://sentencingproject.org/doc/publications/inc_Too_Good_to_be_True.pdf Archived 2014-03-05 at the Wayback Machine page 5
  3. ↑ "CCA Announces Closure of Prairie Correctional Facility". Corrections Corporation of America. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
  4. ↑ "Prairie Correctional Facility". Corrections Corporation of America. Archived from the original on 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
  5. ↑ "Organization / Department of Corrections". mn.gov. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  6. ↑ "Performance Report 2014" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Corrections. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  7. ↑ "Juvenile Services Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine." Minnesota Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Minnesota Correctional Facility – Red Wing Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine." Minnesota Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
  9. ↑ "MCF-Togo Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine." Minnesota Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
  10. ↑ "About Thistledew Programs at MCF-Togo Archived 2003-08-14 at the Wayback Machine." Thistledew Programs. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
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