Minnesota's total prison population now is 9,520, triple that of 1990. From 1987 to 2005, the Legislature created 86 "sentencing enhancements," meaning that lawmakers lengthened penalties or imposed mandatory sentences that in turn increased the state's prison population.
MINNESOTA'S LARGEST STATE-RUN PRISONS, CURRENT POPULATIONS.
Stillwater, 1,457 (inmates)
Faribault, 1,400
Lino Lakes, 1,320
St. Cloud, 1,010
Rush City, 989
MINNESOTA'S PROJECTED ADULT MALE PRISON POPULATIONS
(Projections are determined July 1 of each year to reflect current laws and sentencing practices.)
2009 - 8,792
2010 - 8,965
2011 - 9,214
2012 - 9,497
2013 - 9,776
2014 - 10,065
2015 - 10,404
2016 - 10,684
2017 - 10,980
Source: Minnesota Department of Corrections
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