While state officials said the move to close the facility addresses longstanding concerns of safety with the prison’s ...

Labor leaders at the state’s second-largest prison said they were not consulted on the plan to shut it down. They argued at ...

The request from correctional staff and unions comes in response to a budget deal from Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders ...

The facility houses 1,100 inmates and employs roughly 560 people, but the operational costs of the 111-year-old building have become "untenable," Gov. Tim Walz said.

State officials announced plans to shutter the Stillwater Prison, citing rising costs to maintain the century-old building.

Margins are extremely tight in both the Senate and House, and a handful of defections on various bills that form the budget would stall progress. The DFL has a one-seat majority in the Senate, and ...

Labor unions representing correctional officers and staff in the Department of Correction are holding a press conference ...

Minnesota's Stillwater correctional facility is set to close by 2029, as part of a budget agreement struck by the Legislature. The facility houses 1,100 inmates and employs roughly 560 people ...

The Minnesota Department of Corrections says its Stillwater prison will be undergoing a phased closure as part of the state's ...

Lawmakers at the Minnesota Capitol will be working through the weekend to complete the overall budget agreement.

If the plan is approved by lawmakers, the closure would phase in over four years with final closure set for June 30, 2029.

On Thursday, the Department of Corrections announced it will close the Stillwater prison in two phases spanning four years.