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The Minnesota Department of Corrections is a state law enforcement agency of Minnesota that operates prisons. Its headquarters is in St. Paul.[1]
Minnesota Department of Corrections | |
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Abbreviation | MNDOC |
Motto | "Transforming Lives For A Safer Minnesota |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1853 |
Employees | 4,200 (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) |
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[update], the holder of this office is Paul Schnell.[5]
List of sworn officer ranks within facilities:
Title | Insignia |
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Captain | |
Lieutenant | |
Sergeant | |
Corrections Officer 2 | |
Corrections Officer 1 |
Facility | Pop. type | Security class | 2024 Population |
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Faribault | Male | 1-3 | 1,958 |
Lino Lakes | Male | 1-3 | 1,019 |
Moose Lake | Male | 1-3 | 1,067 |
Oak Park Heights | Male | 5 | 305 |
St. Cloud | Male | Intake (1-5) | 1,028 |
Stillwater | Male | 1 &4 | 1,232 |
Red Wing Adults | Male | 1 | 41 |
Rush City | Male | 4 | 966 |
Willow River (CIP) | Male | 1 | 109 |
Shakopee | Female | 1-5 | 565 |
Togo (CIP) | Male | 76 | |
Red Wing | Juvenile male |
Facility | Pop. type | No. of beds |
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Clay County Correctional Facility[7] | Male and Female | 220 |
The department operates juvenile correctional facilities.[8]
Minnesota Correctional Facility – Red WinginRed 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