Custody Level: Level 2 Minimum, Level 3 Medium
Eddie Miles, Warden
Fax: 651-717-6105
Beginning May 14, 2025, all completed calls are subject to a 15-minute wait period before another call can be made. All calls are still free for both incarcerated people and the community. This wait time is in place to prevent people from monopolizing the phones so that everyone has opportunities to speak to their loved ones.
On Thursday, May 22, visiting registration at Lino Lakes will open late at 2:00 PM.
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/
MCF-Lino Lakes consists of medium-security and minimum-security units with a population of 1,300 adult males. This facility has the highest concentration of educational and treatment programs. In many cases, incarcerated individuals serve the final phase of their sentence at Lino Lakes so they can obtain the services they need to prepare for release.
Notable features include:
Substance abuse programming is provided in TRIAD, a 306-bed therapeutic community.
Lino Lakes Sex Offender Treatment Program is 270-bed program providing treatment for sexual offending, substance abuse and mental health in an integrated manner. Research suggests that participants in the program commit new offenses at a significantly lower rate than untreated individuals.
Lino Lakes is also the site of a Prison Fellowship Academy, a faith-based program funded and operated by Prison Fellowship through a partnership with the DOC.
The facility opened in 1963 and originally served as a juvenile facility. In 1978, Lino Lakes was remodeled and converted to an adult facility.
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Visiting - Lino Lakes
There is no visiting on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or State holidays.
NOTE: Visiting applications take 4-6 business weeks to process once received at MCF-Rush City. Please be patient with the process.
Hours of Visiting:
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Thursday and Friday |
11:45 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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Saturday and Sunday |
8:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. Registration is closed from 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and from 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Registration closes at 5 p.m. for the rest of the night. |
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Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday |
No visiting |
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Holidays (see below for full list) |
No visiting on state recognized holidays |
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Note: Visitors for individuals in treatment/treatment units - Registration will begin at 4:45 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays. regular times on weekends. |
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Restrictive Housing population (segregation) |
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Saturday and Sunday |
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Note: All restrictive housing visits are non-contact . Call (651) 717-6100 x578 on Thursday or Friday (during visiting hours) to schedule a visit for one of the time slots listed for the weekend. |
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Minimum Security |
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Mayo Visiting Hours: |
Tuesday and Thursday |
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
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Saturday Sunday |
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
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Sibley Visiting Hours: |
Wednesday and Friday |
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
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Saturday
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6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
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Visiting Staff Contact: Information recording available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week (651) 717-6100 ext 437. All other calls, please limit to visiting hours only. Information regarding the status of applications will not be provided over the telephone.
All Lino Lakes visitors must mail their applications to MCF-Rush City 7600 525th Street, Rush City, MN 55069
Directions: The Lino Lakes facility is located approximately 15 miles north of the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Take interstate 35W north to exit #36 (County 23). Make a left going over the bridge. Take a left on Apollo Drive. At the four way stop - turn right onto Lilac. Go past 4th Avenue and take the first left turn. Follow the signs for parking and the visiting entrance.
Visiting Regulations: Please read Visiting Information prior to visits.
There is no visiting on the following State recognized holidays:
