An MCF-Rush City inmate says Minnesota’s newest level 4 prison is overcrowded, understaffed, and unsafe. He calls for legislative oversight.
Rush City
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Rush City is Minnesota’s worst prison
Rush City prison is overcrowded, understaffed, and inhumane, with two prisoners often being housed in one cell, leading to violent clashes and inhumane living conditions.
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Rush City prison in shambles
We should all want people coming out of prisons to be better off, not worse off than when they went in.
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MN prisoners should not lose their jobs for getting medical care
Policies are put in place to inflict sometimes the harshest psychological punishments upon this invisible population with the 13th Amendment as a justification.
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Recapping a year in the Minnesota DOC
As the year comes to a close, I’m sure many are wondering just what type of impact those changes have had on prisoners. Besides the women inmates in Shakopee? None. It may sound harsh, but the truth often is.
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Is the goal really rehabilitation in prisons?
Most prison environments are a microcosm of the slums and crime-ridden areas of America.