Department Of Corrections | Audacy

Senate Judiciary Committee hears testimony on the steps being taken to close the Stillwater prison Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell says they have already moved more than 700 inmates to other facilities

September 25, 2025
It's called "Just Us Gardens" in North Minneapolis, and it's planted and planned by the incarcerated "All we're trying to do is show them we can do more with our prison system than warehouse people"

August 15, 2025
Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Corrections is defending the plan to close the Stillwater Prison Senate Republicans call for a public hearing, even after it was passed as part of the bipartisan budget deal

August 13, 2025
Concern among inmates and their families as Stillwater prison faces closure

August 11, 2025
Rush City correctional officer recovering after being stabbed by an inmate Saturday

August 11, 2025
David Brom, who at 16-years old killed his family with an axe in Rochester, MN, will be released from prison "I'm a good example of what a transformation can look like in a person's life"

July 17, 2025
Minnesota planning to shutdown Stillwater prison due to costs and deteriorating conditions "It has become increasingly clear Stillwater is no longer sustainable"

May 15, 2025
Ex-wife of Commissioner of Dept. of Corrections may face max sentence in disabled son's attempted murder 64-year old Julie Myhre-Schnell allegedly put anti-anxiety medication in 33-year-old disabled son's feeding bag

December 27, 2024
Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt responds to overcrowding and inmate safety issues at county jail Department of Corrections gives Hennepin County a Dec. 6 deadline to reduce population by over 200 inmates

November 27, 2024
Prison inmate dies in Mille Lacs County

August 24, 2024