Minnesota Department of Corrections


The Minnesota Department of Corrections is a state agency of Minnesota that operates prisons. Its headquarters is in St. Paul.
As of 2010, the state of Minnesota does not contract with private prisons. The first and only private prison in the state, the Prairie Correctional Facility, was closed by its owner in 2010.
The head of the agency is referred to as the Commissioner., the holder of this office is Tom Roy.

Adult and juvenile correctional facilities

FacilityPop. typeSecurity classCapacity2014 population
FaribaultMale1, 2, 3, & 42,0052,143
Lino LakesMale1 & 31,3161,257
Moose LakeMale31,0531,042
Oak Park HeightsMale5444437
St. CloudMale41,028999
StillwaterMale1 & 41,6221,612
Red Wing AdultsMaleMinimum4243
Rush CityMale41,0181,008
Willow River Male177163
ShakopeeFemale1-5650601
Togo adult male only96115
Togo Juvenileended July 2015
Red WingJuvenile male189127

Juvenile services

The department operates juvenile correctional facilities.
Minnesota Correctional Facility – Red Wing in Red Wing serves delinquent boys. It was built in 1889. Minnesota Correctional Facility – Togo in northern Itasca County no longer serves delinquent boys and girls. The Togo facility opened in 1955 as Youth Conservation Commission. For years it was known as Thistledew Camp. In 2006 the facility's name changed to MCF-Togo, and the Thistledew designation is used to refer to the juvenile programs. Now MCF-TOGO only serves adult males as a CIP program