Minnesota Department of Corrections

May 15, 2026

‘Manhood’ class will continue at prison under DOC settlement

A federal lawsuit settlement allows the Quest for Authentic Manhood program to continue at a Minnesota prison after free speech claims.

Feb 3, 2026

ICE demands cooperation. What does state already do?

Minnesota officials say they already cooperate with ICE as required by law, citing constitutional limits on detainer requests and jail access.

Aug 29, 2025

Ruling reinstates religious program at state prison pending full trial

The 8th Circuit ruled Minnesota wrongly barred a Christian manhood course at a St. Cloud prison.

Oct 23, 2015

Where to house all of Minnesota’s inmates?

A state task force will discuss adjusting sentencing guidelines or probation practices, building more jail cells or leasing an empty private prison in Appleton.

Oct 2, 2015

$141.5M sought for prison expansion

In Brief A federal lawsuit settlement allows the “Quest for Authentic Manhood” program to continue at the St. Cloud correctional facility. Volunteer instructor Anthony Schmitt alleged the Minnesota Department of ...

May 27, 2015

Cornish relishes being at the center of debates

Tony Cornish says he enjoyed the 2015 session, and got most of what he had wanted out of it.

Dec 5, 2014

Counties push fix for ‘broken’ probation funding system

Counties handle 84 percent of the total probation load and say that system is jeopardized by byzantine funding formulas for probation services, which have forced them to pick up an ever larger share of the tab.

Jul 14, 2011

Paper Trail: Inmate visitations, religious services curtailed during shutdown

Prison inmates are feeling the affects of the government shutdown. Visitations have been suspended until further notice and group religious services eliminated, according to a July 7 memo sent to the state's roughly 9,500 inmates.