Custody Level: All Security Levels
Kathy Halvorson, Warden
Fax: 952-496-4476
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/
Important Update: New Communication Option for Incarcerated Individuals at MCF-Shakopee:
Incarcerated people in the general population at MCF-Shakopee have each been provided with a Viapath wireless personal tablet, creating a new way to communicate with friends and family.
To stay in touch, friends and family can create and fund their own personal account* in three ways:
*Friends and family can only fund their own messaging account. An incarcerated person can fun his/her media account on a weekly basis for tablet time and sending messages.
For more information in English and Spanish, please click here.
Since 1920, Minnesota has housed all females at a facility in Shakopee. In 1986, incarcerated women were transferred from the old "women's reformatory" building to a modern correctional facility.
MCF-Shakopee offers a variety of evidence-based programming that is both gender-responsive and trauma informed. This programming includes cognitive behavioral interventions such as Moving On, Beyond Trauma, and Beyond Violence. It also includes chemical dependency and mental health treatment. Women have access to a variety of academic and vocational educational opportunities. MINNCOR Industries provides work opportunities -other individuals may also be employed on facility maintenance crews, food service, or other programs throughout the facility.
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Visiting - Shakopee
Starting the week of February 10, 2025, there will be no visiting on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or State recognized holidays.
Hours of Visiting:
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General population
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Thursday and Friday |
3 p.m. to 8 p.m. |
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Saturday and Sunday |
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday |
No visiting |
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Restrictive Housing Population (Segregation) |
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Thursday and Friday |
• 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. • 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. |
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Saturday and Sunday |
• 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. • 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. |
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Note: All restrictive housing visits are non-contact and 1-hour in duration. Call (952) 496-4941 during normal visiting hours to schedule a visit. Visits must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance. Seating is limited. |
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Visiting Staff Contact: All calls, please limit to visiting hours only (952) 496-4941. 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.
All MCF-Shakopee visitors must mail their applications to MCF-Rush City, Attn: Visiting Unit, 7600 525th Street, Rush City, MN 55069
Directions: From Bloomington - Hwy. 169 south to Co. Rd. 15 (also called Marystown) Exit. Turn right off the exit ramp. Go approximately 1 mile. Marystown Road is now called Adams. The facility is located on the corner of Adams and Sixth Avenue. Turn right onto 6th Avenue and take the first entrance into the parking lot, visitor parking is on the left.
Visiting Regulations: Please read Visiting Information prior to visits.
CIP Visiting: https://mn.gov/doc/facilities/cip-at-togo-willow-river-shakopee/shakopee/
There is no visiting on the following State recognized holidays:
