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While state officials said the move to close the facility addresses longstanding concerns of safety with the prison’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.
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 ...
Sites across the globe will commemorate George Floyd’s death in May 2020 and the protests that followed, but Minnesotans can ...
On Thursday, the Department of Corrections announced it will close the Stillwater prison in two phases spanning four years.
State officials announced plans to shutter the Stillwater Prison, citing rising costs to maintain the century-old building.
Labor unions representing correctional officers and staff in the Department of Correction are holding a press conference ...
The Minnesota Department of Corrections says its Stillwater prison will be undergoing a phased closure as part of the state's ...
By Peter Cox It might be all over but the shouting on a budget agreement between legislative leaders and Gov. Tim Walz at ...