Minnesota Department of Corrections
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| Minnesota Department of Corrections | |
|---|---|
| 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) | |
The Minnesota Department of Corrections is a state law enforcement agency of Minnesota that operates prisons. Its headquarters is in St. Paul.[1]
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]
Organization
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Command structure
[edit | edit source]List of ranks within facilities:
| Title | Insignia |
|---|---|
| Captain | |
| Lieutenant | |
| Sergeant - NON-SWORN POSITION | |
| Corrections Officer 2 - NON-SWORN POSITION | |
| Corrections Officer 1 NON- SWORN POSITION |
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The Minnesota Department of Corrections does not require its staff to be licensed peace officers and most are not licensed peace officers excluding the Minnesota Department of Corrections' Fugitive Apprehension Unit (FAU) and some investigation positions with the Office of Special Investigation (OSI) and Office of Professional Accountability (OPA).
Adult and juvenile correctional facilities
[edit | edit source]| Facility | Pop. type | Security class | 2024 Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 41 |
| Rush City | Male | 4 | 966 |
| Willow River (CIP) | Male | 1 | 109 |
| Shakopee | Female | 1-5 | 565 |
| Togo (CIP) | Male | 1 | 76 |
| Red Wing | Juvenile male |
Licensed by Minnesota Department of Corrections
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| Facility | Pop. type | No. of beds |
|---|---|---|
| Clay County Correctional Facility[7] | Male and Female | 220 |
Juvenile services
[edit | edit source]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
See also
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- List of law enforcement agencies in Minnesota
- List of United States state correction agencies
- List of U.S. state prisons
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ "Contact Us Archived 2009-12-08 at the Wayback Machine." Minnesota Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 8, 2009.
- ^ http://sentencingproject.org/doc/publications/inc_Too_Good_to_be_True.pdf Archived 2014-03-05 at the Wayback Machine page 5
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- ^ "Juvenile Services Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine." Minnesota Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
- ^ "Minnesota Correctional Facility – Red Wing Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine." Minnesota Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
- ^ "MCF-Togo Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine." Minnesota Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
- ^ "About Thistledew Programs at MCF-Togo Archived 2003-08-14 at the Wayback Machine." Thistledew Programs. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
External links
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