State to close Stillwater Correctional Facility

Corrections union opposes closure of Stillwater prison

Unions representing correction officers and staff at the Stillwater state prison are calling for a halt to the plan to closure the facility. “The proposed stated budget agreement that includes the closure of Stillwater Correctional Facility is not only shortsighted, it’s downright dangerous, disruptive and deeply disrespectful to the workers that keep the community safe and the inmates safe,” said Bart Andersen, executive director of the America…

Minnesota corrections officers, unions demand halt to proposed closure of Stillwater prison

ST. PAUL — Minnesota correctional staff and labor unions held a press conference on Friday, May 16, urging lawmakers and Gov. Tim Walz to halt their decision to close the Stillwater, Minnesota, correctional facility. Legislative leaders and Walz struck a budget deal Thursday that included closing the state’s second-largest correctional facility, which houses 1,180 individuals, according to the Minnesota Department of Corrections. The closure wou…

Stillwater prison to close as part of budget deal reached by state leaders

BAYPORT, Minn. — 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. The effort will end state investments in the aging facility and eliminate safety concerns at the prison for both staff and inmates, Paul Schnell, state corrections commissioner, said during a press conference Thursday, May 15. The closure is expec…

Stillwater prison to close

The Minnesota Correction Facility in Stillwater, the 111-year-old prison near the Wisconsin border, will be closed by 2029, KARE 11 reports. “‘Despite the dedicated efforts of DOC staff to keep the facility running, the conditions at Stillwater have deteriorated to the point that they compromise the safety, efficiency and operational integrity,’ Minnesota Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell told reporters at a news conference Thursday afternoo…

Legislature will close Stillwater prison, state’s second-largest correctional facility

Minnesota will shut down the state’s aging Stillwater prison facility by 2029, a move that will lay off staff and require the state to find new places for more than 1,200 inmates

Minnesota Department of Corrections announced 'phased closure' of Stillwater prison

The Minnesota Department of Corrections announced Thursday that state leaders have agreed to a plan to close the more-than-century-old Stillwater prison.