Minnesota Department of Corrections

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Minnesota Department of Corrections
AbbreviationMNDOC
Motto"Transforming Lives For A Safer Minnesota
Agency overview
Formed1853
Employees4,200 (estimate)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction United States
Legal jurisdiction Minnesota
Operational structure
Headquarters St. Paul, Minnesota
Commissioner responsible
Website
https://mn.gov/doc/ (official site)

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

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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]

Organization

Command structure

List of sworn officer ranks within facilities:

TitleInsignia
Captain
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Lieutenant
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Sergeant
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Corrections Officer 2
Corrections Officer 1

Adult and juvenile correctional facilities

Minnesota state correctional facilities [6]
FacilityPop. typeSecurity class2024 Population
Faribault Male1-31,958
Lino Lakes Male1-31,019
Moose Lake Male1-31,067
Oak Park Heights Male5305
St. Cloud MaleIntake (1-5)1,028
Stillwater Male1 & 41,232
Red Wing AdultsMale141
Rush City Male4966
Willow River (CIP) Male1109
Shakopee Female1-5565
Togo (CIP)Male76
Red Wing Juvenile male

Licensed by Minnesota Department of Corrections

Clay County Correctional Facility; Moorhead, Minnesota. Clay County Correctional Facility; Moorhead, MN; May 8, 2024.png
Clay County Correctional Facility; Moorhead, Minnesota.
Licensed by Minnesota Department of Corrections
FacilityPop. typeNo. of beds
Clay County Correctional Facility [7] Male and Female220

Juvenile services

The department operates juvenile correctional facilities. [8]

Minnesota Correctional Facility – Red Wing in Red Wing serves delinquent boys. It was built in 1889. [9] Minnesota Correctional Facility – Togo in northern Itasca County no longer serves delinquent boys and girls. [10] 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. [11] Now MCF-TOGO only serves adult males as a CIP program

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References

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  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.
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  7. "Clay County Correctional Facility" . Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  8. "Juvenile Services Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine ." Minnesota Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
  9. "Minnesota Correctional Facility – Red Wing Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine ." Minnesota Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
  10. "MCF-Togo Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine ." Minnesota Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
  11. "About Thistledew Programs at MCF-Togo Archived 2003-08-14 at the Wayback Machine ." Thistledew Programs. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.