Minnesota Correctional Facility – Shakopee

Minnesota Correctional Facility – Shakopee

Location	1010 6th Ave W Shakopee, Minnesota
Status	open
Security class	mixed
Capacity	600
Opened	1986
Managed by	Minnesota Department of Corrections
Warden	Kathy Halvorson[1]

The Minnesota Correctional Facility – Shakopee (MCF-SHK) is a women-only state prison in Minnesota, USA.^[1]

Constructed in 1986 and located in Shakopee, Scott County, it is Minnesota's only facility for housing female offenders.^[2]

MCF-SHK is home to 500+ women of all five custody levels. The Facility consists of ten buildings, including six inmate living areas (including a chemical dependency treatment unit, parenting unit and education unit), a mental health unit and a segregation facility, an industries building, and administration and engineering related buildings.

The prison previously had no perimeter fence or wall, only a hedge surrounding the property until 2016. This was after a bonding bill passed by the legislature of Minnesota in 2014 allowing for the erection of a twelve foot fence to surround the prison. Despite previously having no fence or wall only eight prisoners have been able to escape but all were later caught.^[2]

MCF-SHK is home to a chemical dependency treatment unit, a program that promotes and teaches good parenting skills, and was formerly home to a work-release style program for women. Cosmetology, office support classes, as well as several college courses are also offered to the women.

Notable Inmates

• Colleen Larson^[3][4]

References

44°47′24″N 93°32′18″W / 44.79000°N 93.53833°W / 44.79000; -93.53833

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Minnesota Department of Corrections prisons

Adult facilities

• Faribault
• Lino Lakes
• Moose Lake
• Oak Park Heights
• St. Cloud
• Stillwater
• Red Wing
• Rush City
• Willow River (CIP)
• Shakopee

Juvenile facilities

• Togo (CIP)
• Red Wing