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    Visiting

    Visiting maintains healthy family and community relationships.

    Visiting can help offenders build support networks they will need after release. Research conducted by the Minnesota Department of Corrections has shown that positive interactions with friends and family can lower recidivism.

    For these positive interactions to occur, visiting room must be a secure environment where offenders and families can feel safe. To maintain this environment, offenders and visitors are required to obey the rules of the visiting room. Failure to do so may result in warning, termination of visits, placement on non-contact visiting status, suspension or revocation of the visiting privilege.

    Normal Visiting Schedules 

    Each facility has an established visiting schedule.Click below for visiting hours.

    MCF-Faribault
    MCF-Lino Lakes
    MCF-Oak Park Heights
    MCF-Red Wing (Adult)
    MCF-Red Wing (Juvenile)
    MCF-Rush City
    MCF-St. Cloud
    MCF-Shakopee
    MCF-Stillwater
    MCF-Willow River/Moose Lake
    Challenge Incarceration Program (CIP) - Willow River
    Challenge Incarceration Program (CIP) - MCF-Togo

    There is no visiting on the following State recognized holidays*:

    • New Year's Day
    • President's Day
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
    • Memorial Day
    • July 4 (Independence Day)
    • Labor Day
    • Veterans Day
    • Thanksgiving and the following Friday
    • Christmas Day

    *Willow River and Togo Challenge Incarceration Program offenders may have visitors on holidays IF the holiday falls on a regularly-scheduled visiting day.

    Public Transportation Options

    Metro Transit

    Minnesota Public Transportation

    Minneapolis Public Transportation

    Minnesota Valley Transit Authority

    Jefferson Line

    Victim Visiting 

    Victims of an active offense are prohibited from visiting incarcerated offenders.

    Victim Visitation Restriction FAQs

    Statewide Visiting Room Rules

    Statewide Visiting Room Rules (English)
    Reglas de la Sala de Visitas en Todo el Estado (Spanish)

    Visiting Restrictions

    Visiting Restrictions for Visitors (English)
    Restricciones de Visita para los Visitantes (Spanish)

    Visiting Restrictions for Offenders (English)
    Restricciones de Visita para los Delincuentes (Spanish)

    Visiting Applications

    Visiting Privilege Application Form -Fillable Online (English) 
    Solicitud de Privilegio de Visita  (Spanish)

    Notarized Minor Escort Authorization (English)
    Autorización de Acompañantes Menores Notarizados (Spanish)

    DOC facilities no longer accept visiting application forms dated December 2015 or older. Using old applications causes a delay in processing time and will result in  the application being denied .

    If you have questions about the visiting applications, please contact the Rush City Visiting Unit.
    Heidi Schafer: 320-358-0413
    Jennifer Decker: 320-358-0411
    Monday - Friday: 6:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

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