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Minnesota prisons resort to periodic lockdowns due to staff shortage
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Minnesota prisons resort to periodic lockdowns due to staff shortage
FromMinnesota Now
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9 minutes
Released:
Apr 9, 2024
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The state prison at Faribault is in the midst of having periodic lockdowns due to staffing shortages. During the lockdowns, inmates are kept in their cell blocks. Faribault is down 42 corrections officers. It’s worse at Stillwater state prison, where the facility’s complement of officers is down by 62.Data from the Department of Corrections shared with MPR News shows as of Monday, the agency is short 211 correctional officers, or 12 percent of what is budgeted. Department of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to explain what is happening inside Minnesota’s prisons.
Released:
Apr 9, 2024
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