ST. PAUL — Minnesota Sen. Torrey Westrom, R–Alexandria, is calling for immediate public hearings on the decision to close the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Stillwater and is urging the state to ...

Appleton City Administrator John Olinger last fall said they are excited about the prospects of PCF reopening and the economic boost it would bring... ...Others, like the environmental group CURE ...

APPLETON, Minn. — The Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton could become a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center. That’s according to new reporting from the Washington Post ...

Faith and community group representatives held a prayer vigil Tuesday to urge Appleton civic leaders to pause talks with the owner of the prison about its use as a detention facility. Bishop Jen Nagel ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dozens of faith leaders and community members gather in Appleton, MN Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025 to protest the likely re-opening of ...

The Trump administration is considering reopening a former private prison in Appleton, Minnesota, as an immigrant detention center. Internal ICE records show plans to significantly expand immigrant ...