Duluth Federal Prison Camp will remain open

Duluth prison camp to remain open, reversing earlier decision to 'deactivate' the facility

Northeast Minnesota Republican Rep. Pete Stauber announced the prison camp would be staying open, more than seven months after the federal Bureau of Prisons announced it would be closed.

Duluth Federal Prison Camp will remain open

HERMANTOWN — The Duluth Federal Prison Camp will remain open. U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minn., said in a news release Tuesday morning that the “facility will remain open and operational for years to come” after the Trump administration reversed a December decision by the Biden administration that would have “deactivated,” or closed, the Hermantown facility within nine months. “I am overjoyed by the news that the Federal Prison Camp in Duluth wil…

Federal prison in Duluth will remain in service

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Tuesday morning that the Federal Bureau of Prisons has changed its mind and will keep the Duluth facility open.