The facility houses 1,100 inmates and employs roughly 560 people, but the operational costs of the 111-year-old building have become "untenable," Gov. Tim Walz said.

The closure of Minnesota's second largest prison will take place over the next four years, which follows a budget agreement being reached between Gov. Tim Walz and the Minnesota Legislature. The Minnesota Department of Corrections said in a brief press statement that it will "consolidate the state’s prison facilities to enhance the DOC’s economic efficiency,

Minnesota will shut down the state’s aging Stillwater prison by mid-2029, a move that will lead to layoffs among 565 staff members and require the state to relocate nearly 1,200 inmates. The decision,

Ten men who were incarcerated in a New Orleans jail broke out Friday in an audacious overnight escape that the local sheriff says may have involved members of their own department, utilizing facility deficiencies that officials long complained about.