Help End Prison Gerrymandering Prison gerrymandering funnels political power away from urban communities to legislators who have prisons in their (often white, rural) districts. More than two decades ago, the Prison Policy Initiative put numbers on the problem and sparked the movement to end prison gerrymandering.

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Minnesota correctional populations of Census 2010 vintage

We recommend using these addresses only for guidance in identifying prison populations in the Census data and warn against assuming that the prisons were in fact counted at that particular location.

Facility Name Prisoners Type Address City Zip County Survey Date
Aitkin County Jail 72 Local 217 2nd Street, N.W. Aitkin 56431 3/31/2006
Anoka County Adult Correctional Ctr - Med Sec 44 Local 7545 4th Avenue Lino Lakes 55014 3/31/2006
Anoka County Jail 255 Local 325 Jackson Street Anoka 55303 3/31/2006
Anoka County Work Release #1 & 4 172 Local 325 E Main Street Anoka 55303 3/31/2006
Becker County Jail 82 Local Corner Of Lake And Frazee Detroit Lakes 56501 3/31/2006
Beltrami County Jail 109 Local 626 Minnesota Ave., N.W. Bemidji 56601 3/31/2006
Benton County Jail 90 Local 581 Highway 23 N.E. Foley 56329 3/31/2006
Bethel Work Release Program 40 Private 23 Mesaba Avenue Duluth 55806 St Louis County 12/30/2005
Blue Earth County Jail 60 Local 710 S. Front Street Mankato 56001 3/31/2006
Brown County Jail 43 Local 15 South Washington New Ulm 56073-0248 3/31/2006
Carlton County Jail 42 Local 317 Walnut Street Carlton 55718 3/31/2006
Carver County Jail 75 Local 600 E. 4th Street Chaska 55318 3/31/2006
Cass County Jail 45 Local 300 Minnesota Avenue Walker 56484 3/31/2006
Chippewa County Jail 14 Local 629 North 11th Street Montevideo 56265-1652 3/31/2006
Chisago County Jail 33 Local 111 Main Street Center City 55012-9671 3/31/2006
Clay County Jail 95 Local 915 9th Avenue North Moorhead 56560 3/31/2006
Clearwater County Jail 32 Local 213 Main Avenue North #101 Bagley 56621 3/31/2006
Cottonwood County Jail 12 Local 902 5th Avenue Windom 56101 3/31/2006
Crow Wing County 121 Local 304 Laurel Street Brainerd 56401 3/31/2006
Dakota County Jail 200 Local 1580 Highway 55 Hastings 55033 3/31/2006
Damascus Way 15 Private 5730 Olson Memorial Hwy Golden Valley 55422 Ro_Seau County 12/30/2005
Douglas County Jail 56 Local 216 Seventh Ave., West Alexandria 56308 3/31/2006
Duluth FPC 912 Federal 6902 Airport Road Duluth 55814 St. Louis County 12/30/2005
Duluth FPC 882 Federal 4/1/2010
Faribault County Jail 14 Local 125 W. 2nd St Blue Earth 56013 3/31/2006
Fillmore County Jail 23 Local 901 Houston Street Preston 55965 3/31/2006
Freeborn County Jail 62 Local 411 South Broadway Albert Lea 56007 3/31/2006
Goodhue County Jail 88 Local 430 West 6th Street Red Wing 55066-2600 3/31/2006
Hennepin County Adult Detention Center 662 Local Courthouse, 350 S. 5th Street Minneapolis 55415 3/31/2006
Hennepin County Workhouse 588 Local 1145 Shenandoah Lane Plymouth 55447 3/31/2006
Houston County Jail 9 Local 304 S. Marshall Courthouse Square Caledonia 55921 3/31/2006
Hubbard County Jail 51 Local Court Street Park Rapids 56470 3/31/2006
Isanti County Jail 75 Local 509 18th Avenue, S.W. Cambridge 55008 3/31/2006
Itasca County Jail 85 Local 440 First Avenue Grand Rapids 55744 3/31/2006
Jackson County Jail 6 Local 400 Sherman Street Jackson 56143 3/31/2006
Kanabec County Jail 14 Local 18 North Vine, Ste 143 Mora 55051-1348 3/31/2006
Kandiyohi County Jail 183 Local Courthouse Willmar 56201 3/31/2006
Koochiching County Law Enforcement Center 16 Local 715 Fourth Street International Falls 56649 3/31/2006
Lac Qui Parle County Jail 2 Local 600 6th Street Madison 56256 3/31/2006
Lake Of The Woods County Jail 5 Local 206 8th Avenue SE Baudette 56623 3/31/2006
Le Sueur County Jail 32 Local 88 South Park Le Center 56057 3/31/2006
Lincoln County Jail 2 Local P.O. Box 166 Ivanhoe 56142 3/31/2006
Lyon County Law Enforcement Center 32 Local 611 W. Main St. Marshall 56258 3/31/2006
Marshall County Law Enforcement Center 10 Local 208 E. Colvin Avenue Warren 56762 3/31/2006
Martin County Jail 25 Local 201 Lake Avenue Fairmont 56031 3/31/2006
Mcf - Moose Lake 1,030 State 1000 Lakeshore Drive Moose Lake 55767 Pine County 12/30/2005
Mcf - Oak Park Heights 430 State 5329 Osgood Avenue Stillwater 55082 Washington County 12/30/2005
Mcf - Red Wing For Adults 26 State 1079 Hwy 292 Red Wing 55066 Goodhue County 12/30/2005
Mcf - Rush City 974 State 7600 525th Street Rush City 55069 Chicago County 12/30/2005
Mcf = Shakopee 496 State 1010 W 6th Avenue Shakopee 55379 Scott County 12/30/2005
Mcf Willow River Challenge Incarceration Prg 87 State 86032 County Highway 61 Willow River 55795 Pine County 12/30/2005
Mcf-Togo Challenge Incarceration Program 22 State 62741 Cr 551 Togo 55723 St. Loius County 12/30/2005
Mcleod County Jail 27 Local 801 East 10th Street Glencoe 55336 3/31/2006
Meeker County Jail 63 Local 326 North Ramsey Avenue Litchfield 55355-2126 3/31/2006
Mille Lacs County Jail 69 Local 640 3rd Street, S.E. Milaca 56353-1311 3/31/2006
Minnesota Correctional Facility - Faribault 1,221 State 1101 Linden Lane Faribault 55021-6400 Rice County 12/30/2005
Minnesota Correctional Facility - Lino Lakes 1,310 State 7525 4th Avenue Lino Lakes 55014 Anoka County 12/30/2005
Minnesota Correctional Facility - Stillwater 1,381 State 970 Pickett Street North Bayport 55003 Washington County 12/30/2005
Minnesota Correctional Faility - St Cloud 979 State 2305 Minnesota Blvd Se St Cloud 56304 Stearns County 12/30/2005
Morrison County Jail 97 Local 213 First Avenue, S.E. Little Falls 56345 3/31/2006
Mower County Jail 45 Local 201 1st Street, N.E. Austin 55912 3/31/2006
Nicollet County Jail 29 Local 121 W. Myrtle St. Peter 56082 3/31/2006
Nobles County Jail 61 Local P.O. Box 757 Worthington 56187 3/31/2006
Northeast Regional Correctional Center 150 Local 6102 Abrahamson Road Saginaw 55779 3/31/2006
Northwest Regional Correctional Center 86 Local 600 Bruce Street Crookston 56716 3/31/2006
Olmsted County Jail 174 Local 101 S.E. 4th Street Rochester 55904 3/31/2006
Otter Tail County Detention Center 72 Local 416 S. Mill Street Fergus Falls 56537 3/31/2006
Pennington County Law Enforcement Center 75 Local 102 West 1st Street Thief River Falls 56701 3/31/2006
Pine County Jail 44 Local 680 West 3rd Avenue Pine City 55063 3/31/2006
Pipestone County Jail 10 Local 416 Hiawatha S. Pipestone 56164 3/31/2006
Prairie Correctional Facility 1,512 Private 445 South Munsterman Street Appleton 56208 Swift County 12/30/2005
Ramsey Co Regional Corr Fac - Vol Of America 68 Local 2825 East Lake Street Minneapolis 55406 3/31/2006
Ramsey County Adult Detention Center 404 Local 425 Grove St. St. Paul 55101-2418 3/31/2006
Ramsey County Correctional Facility 362 Local 297 Century Avenue, South St. Paul 55119 3/31/2006
Redwood County Jail 22 Local 303 East Third Street Redwood Falls 56283-0047 3/31/2006
Renville County Jail 4 Local 410 E. Depue Olivia 56277 3/31/2006
Rice County Jail 59 Local 118 N.W. 3rd Street Faribault 55021 3/31/2006
Rochester FMC 908 Federal P.O. Box 4600 Rochester 55903 Olmsted County 12/30/2005
Rochester FMC 950 Federal 4/1/2010
Roseau County Jail 19 Local 108 Third Avenue, S.W. Roseau 56751 3/31/2006
Rs Eden - Ashland 38 Private 532 Ashland St. Paul 55102 Ramsey County 12/30/2005
Rs Eden - Metro 24 Private 444 West Lynnhurst Avenue St. Paul 55104 Ramsey County 12/30/2005
Rs Eden - West 28 Private 855 West Seventh Street St. Paul 55102 Ramsey County 12/30/2005
Sandstone FCI 843 Federal 2300 Cr 29 Sandstone 55072 Pine County 12/30/2005
Sandstone FCI 1,397 Federal 4/1/2010
Scott County 112 Local 200 4th Avenue W Shakopee 55379 3/31/2006
Sherburne County Jail 589 Local 13880 Highway 10 Elk River 55330 3/31/2006
Sibley County Jail 16 Local 419 Harrison Gaylord 55334 3/31/2006
St. Louis County Jail 175 Local 4334 Haines Road Duluth 55811 3/31/2006
Stearns County Jail 165 Local 807 Courthouse Square St. Cloud 56301 3/31/2006
Steele County Jail 103 Local 2500 Alexander Street Owatonna 55060 3/31/2006
Swift County Jail 10 Local 301 14th Street North Benson 56215 3/31/2006
Todd County Detention Center 47 Local 115 3rd Street South Long Prairie 56347 3/31/2006
Volunteers Of America (Female) 67 Private 1771 Kent Street Roseville 55113 Ramsey County 12/30/2005
Wabasha County Jail 13 Local 618 Broadway Wabasha 55981 3/31/2006
Wadena County Jail 23 Local 415 S. Jefferson Wadena 56482 3/31/2006
Waseca County Jail 14 Local Wasea Security Bldg. Waseca 56093 3/31/2006
Waseca FCI 1,072 Federal 1000 University Drive Sw Waseca 56093 Waseca County 12/30/2005
Waseca FCI 1,061 Federal 4/1/2010
Washington County Jail 179 Local 15015 62nd Street, N. Stillwater 55082-3801 3/31/2006
Watonwan County Jail 15 Local P.O. Box 168 St. James 56081 3/31/2006
Winona County Law Enforcement Center 42 Local 201 West 3rd Winona 55987 3/31/2006
Wright County Jail 88 Local 10 2nd Street NW - Rm 170 Buffalo 55313 3/31/2006

This table draws data from three sources:

  • Federal prisons on April 1, 2010: The Prison Policy Initiative downloaded the weekly population list from the Bureau of Prisons for that date on April 4, 2010.
  • State and federal correctional facilities on December 30, 2005 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities, 2005 [Computer file]. ICPSR24642-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-10-05. doi:10.3886/ICPSR24642
  • Local jails on March 31, 2006 was extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of Jail Facilities, 2006 [Computer file]. ICPSR26602-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-01-26. doi:10.3886/ICPSR26602

Military prisons and state halfway houses are not included in the above table as we were not able to locate an appropriate national database of these types of facilities. Juvenile facilities are not included in the above because the Census Bureau counts these facilities separately from the adult correctional institutions that are the focus of our work. Where necessary, state-specific sources will be more useful for identifying juvenile facilities.

We do, however, have a list (without population information) of all federal halfway houses as of March 2010.

For state, federal and local prisons built or expanded in the latter half of the decade, you may find this list of New and Expanded Prisons Since 2000 helpful as well.

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