Police fatally shoot man in St. Paul; new details released about deadly encounter
Authorities have confirmed that officers with the St. Paul Police Department fatally shot a man on Saturday afternoon, though ...
State orders Hennepin County jail to reduce inmate numbers amid deaths and inadequate staffing
Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt says she will appeal the order from the Minnesota Department of Corrections because it's ...
Hennepin County jail ordered to reduce its population, Sheriff Witt intends to appeal
The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) is ordering the Hennepin County jail to reduce its inmate population in order ...
'This is a national problem' | MN DOC makes changes to mail system in wake of synthetic drugs found inside prisons
Since January, the DOC says 70 inmates have been hospitalized due to exposure to synthetic drugs, often sent through the mail ...
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3rd-party mail scanning is coming to Minnesota’s prisons after numerous drug incidents
The Minnesota Dept. of Corrections signed a contract with TextBehind to scan incoming prison mail. Officials say it will ...
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Minnesota prison guard describes dangerous encounters with drug smuggling: "It's scary for everybody"
The nausea and vomiting were escalating our symptoms," she said. "It's scary for everybody." So far this year, the Minnesota ...
Minnesota prisons will no longer recieve direct mail in step to stop drug smuggling
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota prisons will stop receiving direct mail on Nov. 1 after state officials announced another new ...
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MN Department of Corrections starts new mail delivery system to halt contraband
The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) is now using a new mail delivery system meant to stop drugs and contraband from ...
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Court upholds convictions of man who shot at Willmar, Minnesota, police officer
meaning Ramos would have to spend at least 12 years behind bars before being considered for supervised release. According to ...
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Manhunt in Minnesota for parolee accused of killing pregnant ex-wife
He was on work release and living at a halfway house, but he had been granted a pass to visit a woman described in the ...
Minnesota DOC Commissioner explains changes to mail system
Mail will now be sent to Maryland to be screened by TextBehind, who will copy the mail and send it to Minnesota prisons.
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‘Should have never happened’: Group in halfway house wrongly told they can’t vote
The Minnesota Department of Corrections is reminding transitional housing providers that people with a felony record are allowed to vote unless they are in prison or jail under a law that went into ...