Minnesota Correctional Facility-St. Cloud 2305 Minnesota Boulevard S.E. St. Cloud, MN 56304 Phone 320/240-3000 fax 320/240-3054
Custody Level: Level 4 Close
The Minnesota Correctional Facility-St. Cloud, 2305 Minnesota Boulevard, St. Cloud, Minnesota 56304, is a level four, close-security institution built in 1889, remodeled and modernized. Population is 979 (1/06). A variety of programs is offered such as individual and group counseling and chemical dependency. The facility serves as the department’s intake center for adult males.
Varied educational opportunities are available including adult basic education, GED instruction, and vocational training with programs in barbering, masonry, painting, and decorating. MINNCOR Industries oversees the production of Minnesota’s auto and truck license plates and tabs.
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.
Normal Visiting Schedules Each facility has an established visiting schedule. Click here for visiting hours.
Visiting - St Cloud
St. Cloud is the Intake Center for the Department of Corrections. Offenders on Intake status may only have two adult visitors on their list.
Hours of Visiting:
General population
Segregation population
Visiting Staff Contact: 320-240-3000, ext. 5504 Please call during visiting hours
Number of Visitors: St. Cloud is the Intake Center for the Department of Corrections. Offenders on Intake status may only have two adult visitors on their list.
Directions: St. Cloud is located 70 miles northwest of the Twin Cities. Take I–94 west to the Clearwater exit #178. Go right on Cty. Rd. 24 for about 5 miles to Hwy 10. Go left on Hwy 10 for about 10 miles. The granite wall will be visible when approaching St. Cloud. Take left on Hwy. 301 and follow signs to the visitor parking area. 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.