Minnesota
The table below displays aggregate COVID-19 data for incarcerated people and staff in carceral facilities located in Minnesota. The State DOC Data Grade represents our assessment of the transparency and quality of those data reported by Minnesota's state department of corrections.
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| Cumulative Cases | Active Cases | Cumulative Deaths | Tests | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incarcerated People | Count | Per 10k | Count | Per 10k | Count | Per 10k | Count | Per 10k | |
| State Adult Prisons | 6,528 | 7,308 | 1,485 | 1,662 | 13 | 15 | 190,140 | 212,851 | |
| Federal Prisons | 1,488 | 4,911 | 85 | 281 | 1 | 3 | -- | -- | |
| ICE Detention Centers | 86 | -- | 24 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | |
| State and Local Youth Facilities | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Staff | Count | Per 10k | Count | Per 10k | Count | Per 10k | Count | Per 10k | |
| State Adult Prisons | 1,864 | 4,216 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | |
| Federal Prisons | -- | -- | 28 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | |
Facilities by
| Facility | Incarcerated People | Staff |
|---|---|---|
Faribault Correctional Facility State Adult Prisons | 598 | -- |
Saint Cloud Correctional Facility State Adult Prisons | 352 | -- |
Stillwater Correctional Facility State Adult Prisons | 253 | -- |
Shakopee Correctional Facility State Adult Prisons | 85 | -- |
Lino Lakes Correctional Facility State Adult Prisons | 50 | -- |
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Spikes represent the active cases in a facility for incarcerated people
Data Reporting & Quality Scorecard
Data Reporting & Quality GradeD
This scorecard assesses data reporting and quality for the state department of corrections in Minnesota. Read more about our scoring methodology and to see how this jurisdiction compares to other state and federal systems.
Scores assessed as of October 11, 2021.
Data reporting for incarcerated people
Cumulative Cases
By facility
Cumulative Deaths
By facility
Active Cases
By facility
Tests Administered
By facility
Population
Systemwide only
Vaccinations
By facility
Data reporting for staff
Cumulative Cases
By facility
Cumulative Deaths
None
Active Cases
None
Tests Administered
None
Population
None
Vaccinations
By facility
Data quality
Machine Readable
No
Regularly Updated
Yes
Clearly Defined
Yes
Contextualized Historically
Yes
Prison and Jail Releases Related to COVID
We collect data on jurisdictions across the U.S. that have released people from adult prison and jail custody in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Click a row to view full details.
| Facility | People released | Release details | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anoka County Jail Anoka | 16 | Minor offenses | ||||||
County-wide jails Hennepin | 359 | |||||||
Statewide prisons Minnesota | 157 | Minor offenses, Vulnerable populations | ||||||
County-wide jails Ramsey | 153 | Minor offenses, Vulnerable populations | ||||||
Grassroots and Community Organizing Efforts Related to COVID
Our team collects data on grassroots and community organizing efforts by incarcerated people, their families, community-based organizations, nonprofits, and advocates aimed at influencing government agencies to protect the lives of people incarcerated in prisons, jails, and detention centers against the threats posed by COVID-19. Click a row to view full details.
| Target facility | County | Date of action | Organization | Type of effort | Internal/ external | Effort concerns | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statewide | Statewide | 5/14/2020 | Minnesota Educators Against ICE, Communities United Against Police Brutality (CUAPB), Voices For Racial Justice, COPAL MN, Navigate MN, MIRAC - Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee, RELEASE MN 8, National Lawyers Guild Minnesota, Movement Support Network, No Cages Minnesota, Cop Watch Minneapolis, Sanctuary & Resistance to Injustice - SARI and Twin Cities Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee | Phone Zap, Email Blast | Internal | Accelerated releases, Sanitation improvements | |
| Statewide | Statewide | 4/25/2020 | Twin Cities Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC), Communities United Against Police Brutality (CUAPB), Minnesota Educators Against ICE, Interfaith Coalition on Immigration (ICOM), Twin Cities Never Again Action, Pueblos de Lucha y Esperanza, No Cages Minnesota, Women’s March Minnesota, and the Racial Justice Network. | Car Rally | Internal | Accelerated releases | |
| Statewide | Statewide | 4/13/2020 | Pueblos de Lucha y Esperanza | Fasting, Uprising/Protest–Internal | Internal | Accelerated releases, Sanitation improvements | |
| Stillwater Correctional Facility | Washington | 5/2/2020 | Unidentified Protestors | March/Protest–External | Internal | Accelerated releases, Sanitation improvements | |