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MCF-Oak Park Heights Records

Minnesota Correctional Facility - Oak Park Heights is operated by the Minnesota Department of Corrections. The official DOC facility page lists Warden Jami Doeden and identifies the prison as Level 5 Maximum custody, the highest custody level in the Minnesota DOC system. The facility is in Stillwater and opened in 1982. It is a state prison, not a county jail, so it is separate from Washington County Jail booking, bail, and daily roster processes.

DOC says MCF-Oak Park Heights houses mostly maximum or close custody individuals, but people of any custody designation may be housed there if they need a particular level of care. The facility includes the Administrative Control Unit, a modern medical infirmary, and a mental-health unit. The Administrative Control Unit is a high-security restricted housing unit used for disciplinary reasons and for administrative segregation tied to investigation or safety concerns. Those specialized units make the facility different from the local jail and from lower-custody state prisons.

The screenshot below is from the official DOC MCF-Oak Park Heights page, the source for custody level, capacity, visiting schedule, facility programs, and directions.

Use that DOC page for facility rules and the DOC locator for individual custody status.

MCF-Oak Park Heights Population

DOC lists MCF-Oak Park Heights capacity as up to 473 people. The researched DOC profile dated June 2, 2026 counted 394 adult offenders under case responsibility and 357 on site. The same profile reported an average age of 41, with the youngest person age 20 and the oldest age 87. Education data showed 85 percent verified high school or GED completion. Commitment type was 98 percent Minnesota commit, 2 percent agreement or exchange, and less than 1 percent interim order.

The DOC profile's race data showed 49 percent Black, 37 percent White, 12 percent American Indian or Alaskan Native, and less than 1 percent Asian or Pacific Islander. It separately listed 25 people of Hispanic ethnicity. Sentence data was especially important at this prison: 384 people had an active sentence file, with 674 active sentences, an average of 1.8 sentences per offender, 47 life-with-parole sentences, and 103 life-without-parole sentences.

Lookup MCF-Oak Park Heights Inmates

MCF-Oak Park Heights inmate records are searched through the Minnesota DOC Locator. The locator covers adults committed to the Commissioner of Corrections and still under DOC jurisdiction, including people housed in prison and people released under supervision. It does not replace the Washington County Jail roster for a new local arrest. A person moves into DOC records after conviction, sentencing, commitment, and processing.

The locator accepts a name search or a six-digit MNDOC Offender ID. The ID must be complete, and partial DOC IDs will not return the intended result. Name searches use begins-with matching and may include names tied to criminal convictions, so spelling variants can help. A public details page can show DOC ID, custody or supervision status, facility, sentence or offense data, and links to court or BCA resources.

1. Open the Minnesota DOC Locator and choose name search or MNDOC Offender ID search.
2. Enter all six digits of the DOC ID if known, or search by first and last name.
3. Open the matching result and verify the listed facility is MCF-Oak Park Heights.
4. Check custody or supervision status before using prison visiting, mail, or account rules.
5. Use the county jail roster only when the person may still be in local Washington County custody.

MCF-Oak Park Heights Contact

Facility questions should go to MCF-Oak Park Heights or the Minnesota Department of Corrections. Washington County Jail cannot schedule visits, approve state prison visitor status, accept DOC money deposits, or answer detailed questions about prison housing. For lookup, use the DOC locator first. For visiting, call the facility visiting line path or use online scheduling as provided by DOC.

MCF-Oak Park Heights Visits

MCF-Oak Park Heights visits must be scheduled ahead. The research states that all visits are scheduled by calling 651-779-1400, option 3 and then option 6, or by using online scheduling. Appointments must be made at least 24 hours and up to 10 days ahead. Visits are one hour. The maximum is four visitors. Contact is limited to a hug or handshake at arrival and departure, and photos are allowed under the facility's visiting rules.

Directions in the research say to take Highway 36 east to Osgood Avenue, turn right, and continue about one mile to the facility on the left. Transit service is listed through MTC, with 612-349-7000 as the contact number. Confirm schedule and entry rules before travel, especially for holiday weeks or facility restrictions.

MCF-Oak Park Heights Mail

MCF-Oak Park Heights mail and money rules are DOC rules. The Washington County Jail kiosk, county jail mail scan process, InmateCanteen visitation approval, and county bail rules do not apply to a person housed at this prison. Use the person's committed name and MNDOC Offender ID whenever possible. State prison mail and account rules can depend on DOC policy, facility status, custody level, and the person's restrictions.

Oak Park Heights also hosts DOC's consolidated canteen service through MINNCOR. That operational role does not mean public deposits are made through the county jail. Account and canteen questions should be checked against current DOC instructions and the person's DOC status.

MCF-Oak Park Heights Intake

MCF-Oak Park Heights is not an arrest-booking facility. A person generally arrives through DOC placement after conviction, sentence, commitment, and classification. That distinction matters for records. A Washington County booking report may show the original arrest or charge. A court case shows the conviction and sentence. The DOC locator shows whether the person is under DOC jurisdiction and where the person is placed.

Because MCF-Oak Park Heights is a Level 5 maximum-custody prison with specialized medical and mental-health units, placement can reflect security or care needs. DOC says people of any custody designation may be housed there when they require particular care levels. The Administrative Control Unit may involve disciplinary housing or administrative segregation while safety or investigation issues are reviewed.

About MCF-Oak Park Heights

Programs and services at MCF-Oak Park Heights include adult basic education, literacy, digital literacy, GED, state adult or high school diplomas, and computer career programming with certificates in Introduction to Computers and Microsoft Office Systems. The facility also offers mentorship, building character, lifer group, food services, restorative justice, institutional janitorial work, painters, and grounds keeping. Its medical infirmary provides 24-hour care for adult males needing Transitional Care Unit services, and the Mental Health Unit serves adult males with severe mental-health needs.

For Washington County searchers, the most common mistake is using the county jail roster for a person already in state prison. The better custody chain is simple: use the county roster for local jail custody, Minnesota Court Records Online for the court case, and the DOC locator for state prison or supervised release. MCF-Oak Park Heights records sit in the state part of that chain.