The Minnesota Department of Corrections has reduced the Stillwater prison population by 60% as it prepares to close the facility. In January, more than 1,200 inmates were at the 111-year-old prison.

STILLWATER, Minn. — The Stillwater prison looks, smells and sounds like a completely different place these days. As Minnesota Department of Corrections officials prepare for the upcoming closure of ...

In an update to lawmakers, the DOC reported a population of 487 at Stillwater and scaled-down staffing as the facility works toward full closure by 2029. Inmates’ cells at Minnesota Correctional ...

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 ...

BAYPORT, Minn. — Minnesota Correctional Facility Stillwater looks the same on the outside as it has for decades, an intimidating brick building on the eastern side of the metro. Inside, though, and it ...

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 between their ...