Minnesota’s first Earned Living Units are reshaping life inside the state prison, even as a budget deal puts the facility on track to close in 2029.

The original prison in Stillwater was established in 1851 before Minnesota became a state. The prison received its first inmates three years later. By the turn of the century, the building was ...

A plan to close Stillwater prison caught many people by surprise, including lawmakers who ultimately voted to do that as part of last year’s budget negotiations. So far, the plan to close the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the planned closing of the Stillwater prison, the Minnesota Department of Corrections has notified inmates they need to ...

Minnesota's Stillwater correctional facility is set to close by 2029, as part of a budget agreement struck by the Legislature. The facility houses between 1,100 and 1,200 inmates and employs roughly ...

Minnesota is closing MCF-Stillwater in phases over four years, with a full closure expected by June 30, 2029. The DOC says the Stillwater prison's infrastructure is crumbling, and the closure will ...

Legislation that sets in motion the closure of Minnesota's second largest prison over the next four years is on its way to Gov. Tim Walz's desk for signature. Closing the Stillwater Correctional ...

Members of inmate rights organizations gathered Thursday in Bayport to demand input into the Minnesota Department of Corrections’ plan to shutter the Stillwater prison by 2029. Among their demands: No ...

Staff and inmates have long complained the 111-year-old prison is outdated, but it plays a critical role in Minnesota’s prison ecosystem. Minnesota will shut down the state’s aging Stillwater prison ...

Top Minnesota lawmakers and Gov. Tim Walz reached a budget deal with just a handful of days left in the legislative session, but there are signs it could face a bumpy ride as the Monday deadline to ...

ST. PAUL — With the planned closing of the Stillwater prison, the Minnesota Department of Corrections has notified inmates they need to downsize their storage bins — and for some that means picking ...