Of the 300+ buildings in the prison system, 16 are in “crisis” condition with another 61 in “poor” condition. Governor Tim ...

Man serving life sentence accused of killing fellow inmate at Lino Lakes prison ...

The Minnesota Department of Corrections launched a pilot program this month to equip corrections officers with roughly 800 body-worn cameras inside three state prisons, as part of an effort that ...

The Minnesota Department of Corrections says its Office of Special Investigation learned several tablets used by inmates in an educational program had been altered to have unrestricted access to ...

The new department would conduct inspections, evaluations and investigations of state agencies and programs to identify fraud ...

Kim Weisner, a community supervision agent in Chaska, received something unexpected in the mail: a thank you card from an offender she recommended be sent to jail. In it, the man wrote that her ...

Minnesota’s pretrial system relies heavily on monetary bail and disproportionately impacts Black and Indigenous people and ...

The facility gave inmates bottled water to drink while it waited to test the water, but friends and family members of incarcerated people are concerned they didn’t have enough water to stay properly ...

Officer Gomm, 45, dedicated sixteen years of exemplary service to the Minnesota Department of Corrections. From Blaine, Gomm enjoyed cooking, playing video games, and had a love for animals.

The Minnesota Department of Corrections (MNDOC) is asking lawmakers to come through with new funding for repairs at state prisons. In his proposed capital budget, Gov. Tim Walz requested $65.5 million ...