Gov. Tim Walz on closing of Stillwater prison

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday said the state will take four years to phase out the prison, noting the “deferred maintenance that needs to be done to keep Stillwater even operational is becoming unsustainable.” Walz says the DOC has the capacity within the existing system to be able to house those incarcerated at the Stillwater prison in a safer manner and get the operational costs down. This phase out will not impact the sentences of those who are currently incarcerated and there will be no early releases, Walz said.