figuring the state could make a buck selling inmate-mined stone that came from two quarries inside the prison's ­original wooden stockade walls. When other St. Cloud quarry owners complained that ...

Capt. Dean Weis places his hands in the cracks of the massive granite wall that surrounds the Minnesota Correctional Facility-St. Cloud to show how an offender could use them to climb to freedom.

Stillwater facility’s proposed closing prompts a look at the architectural significance of correctional centers in Minnesota.

The iconic wall that surrounds the Minnesota Correctional Facility-St. Cloud has a unique claim to fame. “It’s the second longest continuous wall in the world, only behind the Great Wall of ...

Since 1889, 55 acres of property in central Minnesota has been home to the St. Cloud prison. Once you get inside the granite wall, you can see why this site was chosen. "It was constructed out of ...

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) - Capt. Dean Weis places his hands in the cracks of the massive granite wall that surrounds the Minnesota Correctional Facility-St. Cloud to show how an offender could use ...