Minnesota Correctional Facility-Lino Lakes 7525 Fourth Avenue Lino Lakes, Minnesota 55014 phone 651/717-6100 fax 651/717-6137
Custody Level: Level 1 Minimum, Level 3 Medium
The Minnesota Correctional Facility-Lino Lakes, 7525 Fourth Avenue, Lino Lakes, Minnesota 55014, opened in 1963, originally served as a juvenile facility. In 1978 the institution was remodeled and converted to a level three, medium-security facility for adult males transferred from the state’s higher-security locations that are housed inside a secure perimeter. A level one, minimum-security unit is located outside the perimeter. Population is 1,310 (1/06).
The facility is the primary department treatment center for sex offenders and provides prerelease programming for sex offenders released to the community. Chemical dependency programming is provided in TRIAD, a 290-bed therapeutic community. Additional programming is offered through educational and vocational classes, and work opportunities are available through support services.
Lino Lakes is also the site of the InnerChange Freedom Initiative, a faith-based program funded and operated by Prison Fellowship through a partnership with the corrections department.
Visiting - Lino Lakes
Offenders are allowed 24 visiting hours per month. There is no visiting on Monday, Tuesday, or State holidays. One or two hour visits are available on weekdays. All weekend visits and non-contact visits are one hour in length. Registration ends one half hour before the end of the visiting day. Visits may consist of up to four people (children under the age of 2 and under will not count toward this number).
Hours of Visiting:
General population
Segregation population
Minimum Security
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.
Directions: We are 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. This will bring you onto the Institution grounds. Follow the signs for parking and the visiting entrance. 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.
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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.