Minnesota Department of Corrections

[2] The first and only private prison in the state, the Prairie Correctional Facility, was closed by its owner in 2010.

As of 7 January 2019[update], the holder of this office is Paul Schnell.

[9] Minnesota Correctional Facility – Togo in northern Itasca County no longer serves delinquent boys and girls.

[10] The Togo facility opened in 1955 as Youth Conservation Commission (YCC).

In 2006 the facility's name changed to MCF-Togo, and the Thistledew designation is used to refer to the juvenile programs.