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Westrom, Anderson call on Walz to reopen Appleton prison

Summary by Echo Press
ST. PAUL — Sen. Torrey Westrom (R-Alexandria) and Rep. Paul Anderson (R-Starbuck) sent a letter to Governor Tim Walz and Department of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell urging the state to seriously consider reopening the Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton. With the state preparing to close the Stillwater prison, the lawmakers highlighted Appleton’s 1,600-bed capacity, equal to Stillwater’s. They emphasized that reopening this existin…

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Echo Press broke the news in on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.
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