
The Minnesota Department of Corrections (MN DOC) is the state executive agency responsible for transforming lives for a safer Minnesota by operating state correctional facilities and delivering community supervision programs. MN DOC holds incarcerated individuals accountable through structured, secure environments while providing restorative opportunities, evidence-based rehabilitation, and transition services to lower recidivism and facilitate safe community re-entry. Additionally, the agency works across state and county lines to manage probation, victim services, and community-based safety initiatives
Services Provided
Correctional facility management, state prison security and operations, adult basic education, postsecondary education programs, career and vocational training (MINNCOR Industries), felony probation supervision, supervised release management, intensive supervised release (ISR), reentry and transition planning, housing stability supports, mental health services, specialized sex offender treatment, substance abuse treatment, victim-initiated restorative practices, crime victim assistance and notification, juvenile probation services, out-of-home juvenile placement oversight, and electronic monitoring.