While state officials said the move to close the facility addresses longstanding concerns of safety with the prison’s ...

Labor leaders at the state’s second-largest prison said they were not consulted on the plan to shut it down. They argued at ...

The facility houses 1,100 inmates and employs roughly 560 people, but the operational costs of the 111-year-old building have ...

The closure is expected to be completed in two phases upon passage of the public safety omnibus bill at the Legislature.

The request from correctional staff and unions comes in response to a budget deal from Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders ...

On Thursday, the Department of Corrections announced it will close the Stillwater prison in two phases spanning four years.

The Minnesota Department of Corrections says its Stillwater prison will be undergoing a phased closure as part of the state's ...

Friday's event with state correctional officers and union members is to demand state lawmakers stop the prison's closure.

Lawmakers at the Minnesota Capitol will be working through the weekend to complete the overall budget agreement.

Correction officers and union leaders are calling for state leaders to stop the closure of Stillwater prison. They claim they ...