Minnesota Correctional Facility - Togo

MCF-Rush City is expanding the electronic visiting application process. This electronic visiting application is ONLY for those visiting at Rush City, Willow River, Moose Lake, Stillwater, Shakopee and Togo. Please use the following link to complete your visiting application: mndoc.formstack.com/forms/doc_visiting_privilege_application

MCF-Rush City está ampliando el proceso de solicitud electrónica de visitas. Esta aplicación de visita electrónica es SÓLO para quienes visitan Rush City, Willow River, Moose Lake, Stillwater, Shakopee and Togo. Utilice el siguiente enlace para completar su solicitud de visita: https://mndoc.formstack.com/forms/doc_visiting_privilege_application_spanish

Notice: Starting May 5th, 2025, MCF-Rush City will expand the electronic visiting application process, streamlining approvals and eliminating postage costs for applicants—Read the full memo here.

Aviso: El 5 de mayo de 2025, MCF-Rush City ampliará el proceso electrónico de solicitud de visitas, agilizando las aprobaciones y eliminando los costos de envío para los solicitantes—Lea el memorando completo aquí.

Effective November 1, 2024, the DOC is launching a new mail delivery service. Learn more by visiting: https://mn.gov/doc/family-visitor/contact-and-general-information/how-send-mail/ 

The MCF-Togo houses up-to 90 adult male Challenge Incarceration Program (CIP) participants. The facility opened in 1955 as "Thistledew Camp" for youth. In 2015, MCF-Togo's mission changed from juveniles to minimum-security adults.

CIP-Togo is a minimum security boot camp program mandated by the Legislature in 1992 that allows non-violent individuals who qualify to earn early release. Phase 1 is a six-month, intensive program for up to 90 males who had non-violent drug and property offenses. Programming components include education, critical thinking skills development, chemical dependency programming, rigorous physical exercise, restorative justice work crews, and MINNCOR Industries firewood bundling for state parks. Phases 2 and 3, supervised release phases, are generally six months in duration and served in the community.

Facility work and programming include:

• MINNCOR Industries firewood bundling for state parks
• Substance Use Disorder treatment serving up to 90 participants
• Adult Basic Education and GED program
• Community work crews

Driving Directions: From the town of Nashwauk take Hwy. 65 north and travel approximately 30 miles; watch for mile marker 203. Turn left at County Road 551 and travel 3 miles. The MCF-Togo entrance is on your left, look for the facility sign.

Drinking Water Reports

• 2022
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MCF-Togo Visiting:

• All visits must be scheduled in advance. You can schedule a visiting appointment by calling the facility at least 24 hours in advance, at 218-376-7878, Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Visits can also be scheduled by using the Online Scheduling Option: https://login.nowaitinside.com/#/booking/iJ4YGE24cPQQxmgp3BWyYbmx
• Each person can have a maximum of 4 visitors per visit - all must be on approved visiting list. 
• Visiting will occur between 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Physical contact is not permitted, except for a brief embrace at the beginning and end of visit.

Please sign up to receive up-to-the-minute communication about changes in visiting schedules or rules by email or text message: https://mn.gov/doc/family-visitor/

No information concerning an inmate's visiting list will be given over the phone. Anyone wishing to have information will need to present picture ID at any MCF location.

Visiting Hours
The first and third Sundays—beginning with the first full weekend of the month—are the designated visiting days for all squads (If the 1^st of the month is a Sunday, visiting will be the following Sunday on the 8^th).

Visiting hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Please arrive 15 minutes early for screening and registration.

Red, Brown, and Blue Hats 
All participants eligible for visits after the initial 14 days of Phase 1 of CIP. For individuals at Togo, visiting time limits are determined by hat color.

Red Hat Level are eligible for two 1-hour visits per month, after the initial 14 days of Phase I of CIP. Visiting hours are 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Red hats can get a 1 hour extended visit if qualified bringing total to 2 hours. 
Brown Hat Level are permitted two 2-hour visits per month. Visiting hours are 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Brown hats can get a 1 hour extended visit if qualified, bringing total to 3 hours.
Blue Hat Level are permitted two 3-hour visits per month. Visiting hours are 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Blue hats are not able to get extended visits as they are at the maximum hours allowed.  

Extended Visits
Applicants must be immediate family members who are approved for visiting and have traveled a one-way distance of more than 100 miles.

Holidays
Visiting still occurs when a holiday falls on a designated visiting day.

Visiting Regulations:
Please read the Inmate Visiting Information prior to visits.

Download a visiting application here. All Togo visitors must mail their applications to:
MCF-Rush City
Attn: Visiting Unit
7600 525th Street
Rush City, MN 55069

CIP visiting staff contact: 218-376-7878.