Minnesota Correctional Facility - Faribault
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The Minnesota Correctional Facility – Faribault is a state prison
located in Faribault, Minnesota
. As of August, 2010, it had an adult inmate population of about 2,000 men, making it the largest prison in Minnesota by population.
The prison was established in 1989 on the 140 acre (0.5665604 km²) campus of a former state mental hospital. Between 2005 and 2008, the Minnesota legislature
funded a $129 million expansion and modernization program, which included the construction of four new 416-bed living units. The prison's medium-security inmates are now primarily housed within these four large "K" buildings, so called because each building consists of four wings in a "K" configuration around a central control rotunda, with each two-story wing capable of housing 104 inmates in two-bunk cells.
The expansion of the Faribault prison was a primary cause of the state's decreased reliance upon a private prison
in Appleton, Minnesota
. Corrections Corporation of America
closed the 1,600-bed Appleton prison in 2010.
MCF-Faribault has educational facilities for GED
and adult basic education, and provides education in construction trades such as flooring, drywall, and woodworking. The facility also houses a MINNCOR prison industry facility providing contract labor to outside vendors as well as a line of institutional and library furniture. The 180 bed "New Dimensions" chemical dependency treatment program provides a year long treatment program for alcohol and other drug dependent offenders. The minimum security unit, outside of the main prison's medium-security double fence, provides housing and supervision for community work crews.
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
located in Faribault, Minnesota
Faribault, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,818 people, 7,472 households, and 4,946 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,644.8 people per square mile . There were 7,668 housing units at an average density of 605.8 per square mile...
. As of August, 2010, it had an adult inmate population of about 2,000 men, making it the largest prison in Minnesota by population.
The prison was established in 1989 on the 140 acre (0.5665604 km²) campus of a former state mental hospital. Between 2005 and 2008, the Minnesota legislature
Minnesota Legislature
The Minnesota Legislature is the legislative branch of government in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a bicameral legislature located at the Minnesota Capitol in Saint Paul and it consists of two houses: the lower Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate...
funded a $129 million expansion and modernization program, which included the construction of four new 416-bed living units. The prison's medium-security inmates are now primarily housed within these four large "K" buildings, so called because each building consists of four wings in a "K" configuration around a central control rotunda, with each two-story wing capable of housing 104 inmates in two-bunk cells.
The expansion of the Faribault prison was a primary cause of the state's decreased reliance upon a private prison
Prairie Correctional Facility
The Prairie Correctional Facility is a vacant, 1,600-bed private prison located in Appleton, Minnesota. The prison's owner, Corrections Corporation of America, closed the prison in 2010...
in Appleton, Minnesota
Appleton, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,871 people, 729 households, and 376 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,442.2 people per square mile . There were 860 housing units at an average density of 432.0 per square mile...
. Corrections Corporation of America
Corrections Corporation of America
Corrections Corporation of America is a company that owns and manages private prisons and detention centers and operates others on a concession basis. The company is the largest private corrections company in the United States and manages more than 60 facilities with a designed capacity of 90,000...
closed the 1,600-bed Appleton prison in 2010.
MCF-Faribault has educational facilities for GED
GED
General Educational Development tests are a group of five subject tests which, when passed, certify that the taker has American or Canadian high school-level academic skills...
and adult basic education, and provides education in construction trades such as flooring, drywall, and woodworking. The facility also houses a MINNCOR prison industry facility providing contract labor to outside vendors as well as a line of institutional and library furniture. The 180 bed "New Dimensions" chemical dependency treatment program provides a year long treatment program for alcohol and other drug dependent offenders. The minimum security unit, outside of the main prison's medium-security double fence, provides housing and supervision for community work crews.