If the plan is approved by lawmakers, the closure would phase in over four years with final closure set for June 30, 2029.

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

Union leaders say the closure leaves staff members’ futures uncertain and poses safety risks to inmates, staff and the public ...

The DFL’s progressive wing has already signaled it won’t support ending MinnesotaCare benefits for immigrants, protesting ...

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

Unions representing correction officers and staff at the Stillwater state prison are calling for a halt to the plan to closure the facility. “The proposed stated budget agreement that includes the ...

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

Union leaders are calling on Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders to stop the closure of the Stillwater Correctional ...

The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage, blinding him in one eye, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Labor unions representing correctional officers and staff in the Department of Correction are holding a press conference ...

Department of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell is talking about the plans to close the Stillwater state prison by the ...

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