Minnesota Correctional Facility - Stillwater
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Constructed in 1914, the Minnesota Correction Facility - Stillwater (MCF-STW) is one of three Level 4 (Close) custody facilities in Minnesota. The prison houses 1300 Level 4 inmates in 7 Different Living Areas. Additionally, approximately 100 inmates are housed in a nearby Level 1 (Minimum) custody work farm.
MCF-STW is both the oldest and the largest prison in the Minnesota Department of Corrections. The prison is home to a prison industries program, a chemical dependency treatment program, one of two "Computers for Schools" processing areas (the other is MCF-LL).
The offenders housed in the minimum security area are responsible for the maintenance of the grounds surrounding the prison, and for cleaning office areas within the non-secured areas inside the main prison facility. MCF-STW has recently undergone a number of modernization efforts, and is considered to be one of the best prisons from its era.
See also: List of Minnesota state prisons