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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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The parlor in the supposedly Haunted Warden’s House Museum in Stillwater Minnesota. It was built in 1853 and served as the home for the wardens of the territorial and state prison.
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The Warden's House in Stillwater goes back to 1853 and is one of Minnesota's most famous "haunted houses"

WCCO's Susie Jones takes us to Stillwater where stepping into the Warden's House is stepping back in time
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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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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

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

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

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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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Experts estimate between 6% and 15% of people are wrongfully convicted. Marvina Haynes knows this all too well. Her brother was set free from prison in 2023 after serving 19 years for a murder he did not commit.
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Capitol event provides a voice and hope for families traumatized by wrongful convictions

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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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At least two staff members from the The Stillwater Correctional Facility in Bayport, Minnesota are in the hospital after being exposed to drugs that arrived in the mail.
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Staff members from Stillwater Correctional Facility in the hospital after being exposed to drugs

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Prisoner wins right to a pork-free diet against the state of Texas

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Prison inmate dies in Mille Lacs County

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Everything you need to know about Alcatraz on its 90th anniversary
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Everything you need to know about Alcatraz on its 90th anniversary

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Family members of two people serving life sentences call for release
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Family members of two people serving life sentences call for release, citing new evidence

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