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Department of Corrections announces phased closure plan for MCF Stillwater; commission told bed impacts will be managed
Summary
The Department of Corrections told the Sentencing Guidelines Commission that state law requires closure of Minnesota Correctional Facility–Stillwater within four years and that DOC will reduce population in phases, with no early releases planned.
State corrections officials told the Sentencing Guidelines Commission on Thursday that Minnesota Correctional Facility–Stillwater will be phased out after enactment of a provision in the 2025 public safety omnibus law that requires the Department of Corrections to move toward closure.
A DOC representative explained that Stillwater, one of the state’s oldest prisons, faces extensive deferred‑maintenance and livability challenges and that the law requires the agency to plan for closure within the next four years. The department will approach closure in phases: the first…
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