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Minnesota Department of Corrections
State law enforcement agency in MN, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Minnesota Department of Corrections is a state law enforcement agency of Minnesota that operates prisons. Its headquarters is in St. Paul.[1]
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As of 2010, the state of Minnesota does not contract with private prisons.[2] The first and only private prison in the state, the Prairie Correctional Facility, was closed by its owner in 2010.[3][4]
The head of the agency is referred to as the Commissioner. As of 7 January 2019[update], the holder of this office is Paul Schnell.[5]
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Organization
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Command structure
List of ranks within facilities:
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The Minnesota Department of Corrections does NOT require its staff to be licensed peace officers and most are NOT licensed peace officers excluding the Minnesota Department of Corrections' Fugitive Apprehension Unit (FAU) and some investigation positions with the Office of Special Investigation (OSI) and Office of Professional Accountability (OPA).
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Adult and juvenile correctional facilities
Licensed by Minnesota Department of Corrections
Juvenile services
The department operates juvenile correctional facilities.[8]
Minnesota Correctional Facility – Red Wing in Red Wing serves delinquent boys. It was built in 1889.[9] Minnesota Correctional Facility – Togo in northern Itasca County no longer serves delinquent boys and girls.[10] The Togo facility opened in 1955 as Youth Conservation Commission (YCC). For years it was known as Thistledew Camp. In 2006 the facility's name changed to MCF-Togo, and the Thistledew designation is used to refer to the juvenile programs.[11] Now MCF-TOGO only serves adult males as a CIP program
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