RED WING, Minn. – An investigation is underway after an inmate died Saturday in the juvenile hall of the Minnesota Correctional Facility – Red Wing, according to the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
Staff found the inmate “unresponsive” and he was ultimately pronounced dead at the jail after life-saving measures failed, the DOC says.
MCF-Red Wing is the state’s only operational juvenile corrections facility. According to the DOC, the 135-year-old facility’s five units can house up to 88 inmates.
The DOC says the facility “provides treatment, education and transition services for male juvenile offenders,” with the mission “to encourage the development of healthy living and social skills and to prepare youth for re-entry into the community with appropriate community resources to achieve a to sustain life. healthy and pro-social lifestyle.”
This is the third reported inmate death in Minnesota this year. An adult inmate at MCF-Moose Lake died last month. His cause of death has not been released.
In February, a Tennessee man was pronounced dead after he was found unconscious at Crookston’s Northwest Regional Correction Center in February. Lakeland News reported in April that his death was ruled a suicide.
According to the Bureau of Justice Assistance, inmate deaths in Minnesota are investigated by the DOC’s Office of Special Investigations. Local law enforcement agencies are called in to assist if foul play is suspected.
Red Wing is located about 55 miles southeast of Minneapolis.
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