US EditionCorrections officials begin setting milestones, plans for closing Stillwater prison
- The Minnesota Department of Corrections began setting milestones on Wednesday for the phased closure of the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater by June 30, 2029.
- State leaders approved the closure in May due to the prison's age, costly maintenance, safety concerns, and current fiscal constraints.
- Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell sent a memo assuring a careful approach focused on incarcerated persons' wellbeing and created teams to manage the transition of nearly 1,200 inmates.
- The facility holds up to 1,600 beds, houses many inmates from the metro area, and Schnell described this closure as complex and unlike previous undertakings.
- Closure planning continues amid debate as legislators ask to reopen a vacant prison in Appleton for efficiency and expanded mental health services, though Schnell dismissed this option.
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DOC commissioner asks for patience from Stillwater prison families, dismisses idea of reopening Appleton prison
Officials with the Minnesota Department of Corrections on Wednesday asked for patience from friends and family members of people who are incarcerated at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater while they work out the details of the facility’s pending closure. “The DOC is committed to ensuring a careful and thoughtful approach that takes the needs and wellbeing of incarcerated persons into consideration,” Commissioner Paul Schnell wrote in…
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Corrections officials begin setting milestones, plans for closing Stillwater prison
BAYPORT, Minn. — Planning to carry out the closure of the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Stillwater four years from now has begun, with the top state prisons official describing it as an unprecedented undertaking. Last month, Gov. Tim Walz announced the closure of MCF-Stillwater, one of the state’s largest and oldest prisons. The plan is to close the prison, which is in the city of Bayport, by 2029. Walz and lawmakers involved in the decisio…
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