Minnesota Correctional Facility-Faribault 1101 Linden Lane Faribault, Minnesota 55021-6400 phone 507/334-0700 fax 507/334-0730
Level 2 Minimum, Level 3 Medium
The Minnesota Correctional Facility-Faribault, 1101 Linden Lane, Faribault, Minnesota 55021-6400, is a medium-security, level-three facility housing adult males. A level 1 and 2 minimum-security unit is also located outside the secure perimeter. The 1989 Minnesota Legislature initially approved opening of the facility by authorizing funds to convert portions of the Faribault Regional Center for correctional use. Population is 1,221 (1/06).
The facility includes ten remodeled buildings used for living quarters. One of the buildings has been adapted to meet the needs of the department’s geriatric and special needs populations.
A variety of work, vocational/academic, and other programs is offered. MINNCOR Industries include wood furniture manufacturing, laundry, cleaning products, and subcontract work.
Education programs include adult basic education, literacy, general educational development (GED), critical thinking skills, and transitional life skills. Vocational diploma/certificate programs include cabinetmaking, painting and decorating, commercial drywall, floor covering installation, carpentry, computer certification, small business management, and mechanical drafting.
The facility also has a treatment unit for alcohol and other drugs.
The 2005 Legislature appropriated funding for phase 1 renovation/expansion to 1,941 beds by 12/07. Remodeling is scheduled to begin in October 2005, with construction of new units and food service beginning in April 2006.
Inmate Visiting
The DOC Visiting Program is intended as an avenue to develop and maintain healthy family and community relationships. This web site provides general information to answer the most asked questions. Visiting practices may vary at correctional facilities based on the security needs of the facilities and their physical structures.
Visiting in DOC facilities must be conducted in as accommodating a manner as possible while maintaining order, the safety of persons, the security of the facilities, and the requirements of correctional activities and operations. It is a privilege for offenders to have personal visits while confined in DOC facilities. Offenders are aware that failure to comply with the established regulations and policies by either their visitors and/or the offender may result in warning, termination of visits, placement on non-contact visiting status, suspension or revocation of the visiting privilege, including permanent loss of visits.
The information in this web site is provided for your use and convenience. Please pay particular attention to the visiting regulations so that your visits occur with as little inconvenience as possible. If you have specific questions, telephone numbers are provided. We hope you will assist us in making your visiting experience a pleasant one for you, your family, friends, and the person you are visiting.
Visitors wishing to visit an offender of minimum custody must register at the visiting department and then drive their vehicle to the minimum unit (about 4 blocks). An officer will escort visitors in and out of the unit only on the following hours:
Visiting Staff Contact: 507-334-0700 Please call during visiting hours
Directions: 35W south to the first exit to Faribault (Hwy #21). Go south (right) from the exit ramp. Go to third stoplight and turn east (left) onto Division St. Go to 6th Ave SE and turn south (right). Go to the next four way stop and turn east (left). The first road to the right will lead you into the parking lot of the visiting building. Park on the south side, away from the fence. Click here for map
Visiting Regulations: Please read the Inmate Visiting Information prior to visits. Click here to view document
There is no visiting on the following State recognized holidays:
Inmate Mail Information
Incoming Offender Mail: With the exception of special/legal mail, incoming mail is opened and reviewed for the presence of unallowed items. Incoming mail must include the offender's commitment or department recognized legal name and Offender Identification (OID) number.
Incoming mail may include: paper with words/drawings; signed unmusical, commercial greeting cards and postcards; photographs (Polaroid photos must have the backing removed); periodicals and published materials shipped from the publisher; and clippings or photocopies of published materials that meet criteria. Click here for facility addresses
Incoming mail may include: paper with words/drawings; signed unmusical, commercial greeting cards and postcards; photographs (Polaroid photos must have the backing removed); periodicals and published materials shipped from the publisher; and clippings or photocopies of published materials that meet criteria.
Click here for facility addresses
How to send money to offenders: Acceptable fund instruments are: money orders, cashier checks, and certified bank checks.
All money orders, cashier checks and certified bank checks must be mailed to the following address:
Offender name, OID number, MCF- (facility name where offender is housed) PO Box 1000 Moose Lake, MN 55767
Money orders and checks must be made payable to the offender with OID number and must include your first and last name and complete address, including city, state, and zip code.
All information contained on the money order must be legible. Money orders showing signs of alteration will not be accepted.
**Letters and other mailings must be mailed to the facility where the offender is living.
Money orders and/or letters will be returned to the sender if not sent appropriately as stated above.
Offenders are not allowed to receive money from another incarcerated offender's family, visitor, or anyone living at another offender's correspondent address. Offenders from the same family may receive money from their immediate family members.
Funds may also be sent to offenders via Western Union. A Western Union location can be found by calling 1-800-325-6000 or by visiting their web site at www.westernunion.com. When using cash, fill out the BLUE Quick Collect form. For credit, call 1-800-634-3422 or go to their web site.
Senders will need the following information to send money via Western Union:
Pay to: Minnesota Dept. Corrections Code City: MNDOC State: MN Senders account number: Offender OID# and last name Attention Field: Offender's last and first name
Special/Legal Mail: Special and legal mail may be sent or received in a sealed envelope. Incoming special/legal mail will be opened only in the presence of the offender. Staff may check the contents to ensure that the mail is legal or official in nature. Legal mail is logged. Legal mail includes correspondence to or from courts, court staff and attorneys.
Special mail includes correspondence to or from state and federal elected/appointed/regulatory agencies and officials.
Unallowed Mail: For safety and security purposes, the content of mail is regulated. Mail is denied that involves criminal activity; is identified as security threat group related; requests gifts or money from unrelated individuals, contain photos of staff, is coded material, contains unsanitary items such as hair, saliva, body secretions; certain sexually explicit situations including sexual intercourse, bodily excretory functions, sadism or bondage; personal photos displaying nudity by definition; and material advocating inferiority of an ethnic, racial or religious group.
Correspondence Review Authority: Each facility has a Correspondence Review Authority to review denied offender mail. Within a specified timeframe, offender's may request a review of their denied mail by the Correspondence Review Authority.
Forwarding Mail: First class mail and subscriptions will be forwarded for 60 days. After 60 days, or if a forwarding address is unavailable, the item will be returned to the sender.