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Overview of Minnesota's Correctional System Minnesota

The Jail System

Minnesota has 81 jail facilities for 87 counties with a rated capacity of 6,840. The Dept. of Corrections inspects jails and enforces compliance with state standards.

The Prison System

The Dept. of Corrections managed 9,468 inmates in 9 adult institutions at the end of 2007. The DOC also operates 2 juvenile facilities and has a staff of 3,146.

The Community Corrections System

31 of Minnesota's 87 counties participate in the Community Corrections Act and have agencies to supervise probation and parole cases. The DOC supervises felony and gross misdemeanor probation cases in other counties. There are 127,797 probationers and 4,744 parolees (called "supervised release")at the end of 2007.
2007 Crime Rate for Minnesota
The crime rate in Minnesota is about 11% lower than the national average rate. Property crimes account for around 91.3% of the crime rate in Minnesota which is 7% lower than the national rate. The remaining 7.7% are violent crimes and are about 38% lower than other states. The following graph shows how Minnesota compared to the rest of the states.

State Crime Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Minnesota National Avg.
Crime Rates (2007) 3,326 3,731
Violent Crimes 289 467
Property Crimes 3,037 3,264
2004 Corrections Population
Minnesota has 152,319 adults under correctional supervision (prisons, jails, probation, and parole). The supervision rate (number of offenders per 100,000 people) is about 25% higher than the national rate.

State Population Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Minnesota National Avg.
Population Rate (2004) 3,411 2,572
2007 Incarceration Information
Minnesota has a rate 60% lower than than the national average of incarcerated adults per 100,000.

Incarceration Rate (Per 100,000)

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Minnesota National Avg.
Incarceration Rate (2007) 181 447
2007 Probationers
Minnesota has a rate 42% higher than than the national average number of probationers per 100,000 people.

Probationers (Per 100,000)

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Minnesota National Avg.
Probationer Rate (2007) 3,226 1,863
2007 Parolees
Minnesota has a rate 62% lower than than the national average number of parolees per 100,000 people.

Parolees (Per 100,000)

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Minnesota National Avg.
Parolee Rate (2007) 120 319
2008 Corrections Percentage of Total State Government Expenditures
Taxpayers paid 61% lower than than the national average in 2008.

Percentage Spent on Corrections

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Minnesota National Avg.
% Spent on Corrections (2008) 2.6% 6.7%

Data Sources:

  • The PEW Center on the States
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • American Jail Assoc.
  • American Correctional Assoc.
  • State Government Websites
  • State-provided information
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