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Minnesota Correctional Facility - Oak Park Heights

Jail/Prison

Minnesota

WASHINGTON

Stillwater

MCF-Oak Park Heights opened in 1982. Up to 473 people can be incarcerated here. Oak Park Heights operates at the highest custody level of any facility in the Minnesota DOC system. Most individuals housed in the facility are designated at either maximum or close custody levels. Incarcerated individuals at any designated custody could be housed at Oak Park Heights, if they need particular levels of care. The facility has a modern medical infirmary designed to handle 24-hour care for all adult males in need of services from the Transitional Care Unit (TCU). Oak Park Heights also has a Mental Health Unit (MHU) designed to assist adult males who have severe mental health needs. Educational programming includes Adult Basic Education (ABE), including literacy, digital literacy, and General Educational Development (GED) State Adult and High School diploma programs. Oak Park Heights is also credentialed to offer computer career programming. Inmates have the opportunity to earn certificates in Introduction to Computers and Microsoft Office Systems. The New Perspective (the incarcerated newspaper) has been in production since the late 1980's. Oak Park Heights is the site of the consolidated canteen service, operated by MINNCOR Industries and serves all DOC facilities. Incarcerated individuals at Oak Park Heights participate in highly-structured programming, including mentorship programming, building character, lifer group, food services, restorative justice, institutional janitorial services, painters, and grounds keeping.

5329 Osgood Avenue North

55082

MCF-Oak-Park-Heights.doc@state.mn.us

651-779-1400

651-779-1385