Audit: Coordination of Prison Health Care Needed
A state audit says health care services for the approximately 9,000 adult inmates in Minnesota prisons should be better coordinated and more accountable.
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Private Prison Legislation Draws Strong Opposition
The idea of a private prison in Minnesota is running into considerable opposition. The proposed House bill requires the Department of Corrections to solicit bids from private companies that want to house the state's inmates. Gov. Mark Dayton' new appointee to head the Department of Corrections, Commissioner Tom Roy, says state prisons should remain in the public sector.