Prison | Audacy

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
A federal prison in Duluth will stay open after it was put on the chopping block last December

July 15, 2025
Escaped sex offender caught in Missouri; he was the second to break out of St. Peter this month

May 18, 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
Capitol event provides a voice and hope for families traumatized by wrongful convictions

January 30, 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
Staff members from Stillwater Correctional Facility in the hospital after being exposed to drugs

September 19, 2024