The original prison in Stillwater was established in 1851 before Minnesota became a state. The prison received its first inmates three years later. By the turn of the century, the building was ...

A plan to close Stillwater prison caught many people by surprise, including lawmakers who ultimately voted to do that as part of last year’s budget negotiations. So far, the plan to close the ...

Minnesota's Stillwater correctional facility is set to close by 2029, as part of a budget agreement struck by the Legislature. The facility houses between 1,100 and 1,200 inmates and employs roughly ...

Minnesota is closing MCF-Stillwater in phases over four years, with a full closure expected by June 30, 2029. The DOC says the Stillwater prison's infrastructure is crumbling, and the closure will ...

Members of inmate rights organizations gathered Thursday in Bayport to demand input into the Minnesota Department of Corrections’ plan to shutter the Stillwater prison by 2029. Among their demands: No ...

Staff and inmates have long complained the 111-year-old prison is outdated, but it plays a critical role in Minnesota’s prison ecosystem. Minnesota will shut down the state’s aging Stillwater prison ...

Top Minnesota lawmakers and Gov. Tim Walz reached a budget deal with just a handful of days left in the legislative session, but there are signs it could face a bumpy ride as the Monday deadline to ...

Minnesota lawmakers are calling for more transparency and a public hearing on the Stillwater prison’s closure as hundreds of inmates have already been transferred. Five Republican senators — Warren ...