Minnesota Department of Corrections

The Minnesota Department of Corrections is a state agency of Minnesota that operates prisons. Its headquarters is in St. Paul.^[1]

As of 2010 the state of Minnesota does not contract with private prisons.^[2]

Adult & juvenile correctional facilities

Juvenile services

The department operates juvenile correctional facilities.^[4]

Minnesota Correctional Facility – Red Wing in Red Wing serves delinquent boys. It was built in 1889.^[5] Minnesota Correctional Facility – Togo in northern Itasca County serves delinquent boys and girls.^[6] The Togo facility opened in 1955 as Youth Conservation Commission (YCC). 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.^[7]

See also

• List of law enforcement agencies in Minnesota
• List of United States state correction agencies
• List of U.S. state prisons
• Prison

References

1. ↑ "Contact Us." Minnesota Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 8, 2009.
2. ↑ http://sentencingproject.org/doc/publications/inc_Too_Good_to_be_True.pdf page 5
3. ↑ "Performance Report, Fiscal Year 2012" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Corrections. Retrieved 2012-05-08. 
4. ↑ "Juvenile Services." Minnesota Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
5. ↑ "Minnesota Correctional Facility – Red Wing." Minnesota Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
6. ↑ "MCF-Togo." Minnesota Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
7. ↑ "About Thistledew Programs at MCF-Togo." Thistledew Programs. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.

External links

• Minnesota Department of Corrections

Minnesota Department of Corrections prisons Adult facilities Faribault Lino Lakes Moose Lake Oak Park Heights St. Cloud Stillwater Red Wing Adult Rush City Willow River (CIP) Shakopee Juvenile facilities Togo (CIP) Red Wing

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