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Minnesota Corrections Commissioner says they have over 100 undocumented criminals ICE hasn't filed detainers for yet
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Minnesota Corrections Commissioner says they have over 100 undocumented criminals ICE hasn't filed detainers for yet

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ICE officials acknowledge the Minnesota Department of Corrections is actually cooperating with Federal government
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ICE officials acknowledge the Minnesota Department of Corrections is actually cooperating with Federal government

VP JD Vance and federal officials say cooperation is taking place, but argue counties don't always do the same
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The Minnesota Sheriffs' Association is calling for the resignation of Minnesota Department of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell following a no confidence vote earlier this month at their winter conference.
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Minnesota Sheriffs' Association is calling for the resignation of Dept. of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell

Call for Schnell to step down follows a no confidence vote earlier this month at their winter conference
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The 111-year old Stillwater prison, slated for closure by 2029.
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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
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It's called "Just Us Gardens" in North Minneapolis, and it's planted and planned by the incarcerated
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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"
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The defense of the closure of Stillwater Prison from Commissioner Paul Schnell comes as some Republican lawmakers call for a public hearing on the matter, despite voting it through in bipartisan fashion during the last legislative session.
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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
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The exterior of Stillwater Prison which will be phased out as part of the state's new two-year budget.
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Concern among inmates and their families as Stillwater prison faces closure

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A correctional officer is recovering after being stabbed by an inmate on Saturday afternoon at Minnesota's Correctional Facility in Rush City.
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Rush City correctional officer recovering after being stabbed by an inmate Saturday

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David Brom killed his parents, brother and sister with an axe in February 1988 at the family's home in Rochester, when he was 16. He's now about to be released from prison.
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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"
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The exterior of Stillwater Prison which will be phased out as part of the state's new two-year budget.
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Minnesota planning to shutdown Stillwater prison due to costs and deteriorating conditions

"It has become increasingly clear Stillwater is no longer sustainable"
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64-year old Julie Myhre-Schnell faces 1st-degree attempted murder charges after she allegedly put anti-anxiety medication in her 33-year-old disabled son's feeding bag.
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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
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Hennepin County Sheriff Dewanna Witt is addressing ongoing issues at the Hennepin County jail in the wake of several deaths there since 2022.
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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
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Prison inmate dies in Mille Lacs County

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The estranged wife of Minnesota Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell is in jail. She's been charged with first degree attempted murder for allegedly trying to kill the couple's disabled son.
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Report: Estranged wife of Minnesota Corrections Commissioner tried to kill disabled son

Julie Louise Mhyre-Schnell put anti-anxiety medication into son's feeding bag so he would, "go to sleep forever"
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Prison, Murder, Lino Lakes
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Officials investigate a suspected homicide at the state's correctional facility in Lino Lakes

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Phillip Holmes (R) and David Boehnke (M) from Twin Cities Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee speaking with a member of the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
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Protestors demand justice for a female inmate who was allegedly sexually assaulted

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MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Corrections, working to beautify Minnesota roadsides

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