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Democrats look to make ‘big change’ to corrections in Minnesota

Minnesota Democrats have introduced a bill that would allow inmates to earn early release credits, an idea that Commissioner of Corrections Paul Schnell called...

Minnesota Department of Corrections expands abortion coverage for inmates 

The Minnesota Department of Corrections will now pay for any inmate’s abortion, regardless of the reasons for seeking the procedure, according to a new...

Whistleblowers: Convicted criminals allowed to remain on streets after violating parole

Across Minnesota crimes are surging, carjackings are at an all-time high, and Minneapolis alone is on a record pace for homicides this year. Minnesotans have...

A closer look at Minnesota’s free food fraud with Bill Glahn

Bill Glahn from the Center of the American Experiment shed more light on the alleged Feeding Our Future scandal in a recent interview with...

Corrections officer arrested for bringing drugs into Stillwater prison

A corrections officer at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater in Bayport was recently arrested for arranging to bring an inmate a half-pound of drugs. Faith Rose...

Taxpayer tattoos: Minnesota offers up to $87K for new prison ‘tattoo...

A job board maintained by the state of Minnesota is offering a prison "tattoo supervisor" position that could pay up to $87,000 with benefits. The...

Report on child pornography admits Minnesota is lax on predators |...

Warning: This article contains quotes from the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission report that are disturbing and graphic.  After public pressure to toughen penalties on predators,...