Two lawmakers are asking officials to consider reopening the Prairie Correctional Facility “as a permanent part of our ...

The closure is expected to be completed in two phases upon passage of the public safety omnibus bill at the Legislature. There are currently 1,171 inmates at the prison.

BAYPORT, Minn. — Planning to carry out the closure of the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Stillwater four years from now ...

Stone walls do not a prison make,” said Richard Lovelace in his poem “To Althea, From Prison.” But they do come in handy. But ...

The DOC says the Stillwater prison's infrastructure is crumbling, and the closure will minimize ongoing health and safety concerns. The prison was built in 1914. STILLWATER, Minn. (FOX 9 ...

STILLWATER, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Corrections says an emergency situation at Minnesota Correctional Facility - Stillwater has been resolved after roughly 100 inmates in one living ...

The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) says its Stillwater prison will be undergoing a phased closure as part of the state’s economic plan, as well as decrease the amount of current ...

State leaders have agreed to a “phased closure” of the Stillwater state prison which will be completed in 2029, citing safety and costly maintenance concerns at the historic facility.

STILLWATER, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Minnesota Department of Corrections says a situation at the Stillwater prison has been "resolved" after an emergency lockdown on Sunday. The DOC tells FOX 9 inmates ...

A former Minnesota corrections officer was sentenced Friday to just over two years in federal prison for teaming up with an inmate to smuggle methamphetamine into the Stillwater state prison in 2022.

BAYPORT, Minn. — The Stillwater correctional facility remains on lockdown Monday after two corrections officers were attacked by inmates over the weekend. The Minnesota Department of Corrections ...

A lawsuit by two Stillwater prison inmates said their hearing loss diminished their access to prison notifications. A settlement aimed to address the concerns, though one inmate said problems persist.