Locate MCF-Stillwater Inmates

MCF-Stillwater Prison Records

Minnesota Correctional Facility - Stillwater is operated by the Minnesota Department of Corrections. Although its mailing city is Bayport and it is physically in Washington County, it is not a county jail and does not hold the ordinary Washington County pretrial roster population. MCF-Stillwater holds sentenced adult men under DOC jurisdiction. The facility page lists Warden William Bolin and identifies the prison as Level 2 Minimum and Level 4 Close custody. Close custody means a higher-security prison setting for sentenced people who need more control than medium custody, while minimum custody is a lower-security prison classification.

The prison has a long state history. DOC says the current Bayport facility was built in 1914 after the old Territorial Prison in Stillwater closed. Current living units listed by DOC include two Earned Living Units, a substance-use-disorder treatment unit, and a Restrictive Housing Unit. Restrictive housing is a prison setting used for safety, discipline, or management reasons, not a county jail segregation pod. MCF-Stillwater also has education, trades, work, treatment, transition, behavioral change, and restorative justice programs.

The screenshot below is from the official DOC MCF-Stillwater page, which is the facility-specific source for custody level, visiting, directions, programs, and closure-planning notices.

Use the facility page for prison rules and the DOC locator for person-specific inmate search results.

MCF-Stillwater Inmate Population

The researched DOC profile dated June 1, 2026 counted 502 adult offenders under case responsibility for MCF-Stillwater and 463 adult offenders on site. The same profile reported an average age of 44, with the youngest person age 20 and the oldest age 84. Education data showed 88 percent verified high school or GED completion. Commitment type was reported as 98 percent Minnesota commit and 2 percent agreement or exchange.

Race and ethnicity data in the profile showed 47 percent White, 38 percent Black, 11 percent American Indian or Alaskan Native, and 4 percent Asian or Pacific Islander. The profile separately listed 26 people of Hispanic ethnicity. Top commitment counties included Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, St. Louis, Anoka, and Washington. Those county-of-commitment figures do not mean the prison is operated by those counties. They show where sentences came from in the state court system.

Lookup MCF-Stillwater Inmates

MCF-Stillwater inmate lookup uses the Minnesota DOC Locator. The DOC locator covers adults committed to the Commissioner of Corrections who are still under DOC jurisdiction, including people in prison and people released under supervision. It is the correct system for sentenced state prisoners at MCF-Stillwater. It is not the right system for a person freshly booked into Washington County Jail before court. Newly sentenced people may take several business days to appear after commitment and processing.

The locator can be searched by name or by six-digit MNDOC Offender ID. Name searching uses begins-with matching and can include names associated with criminal convictions, so an old last name may return a current DOC record. The details page typically includes the DOC ID, custody or supervision status, facility, sentence or offense data, and links to court or BCA criminal-history resources. If the person was just arrested in Washington County, check the county jail roster before assuming a state prison placement.

1. Open the Minnesota DOC Locator and choose name search or MNDOC Offender ID search.
2. Enter the full six-digit DOC ID when known, or try first and last name with spelling variants.
3. Review the public result for facility placement and custody or supervision status.
4. Confirm the result says MCF-Stillwater before using the facility visiting or mail rules.
5. Use Minnesota Haven through the DOC path for custody-status notification when that service fits the need.

MCF-Stillwater Contact

MCF-Stillwater contact questions should go to the DOC facility, not Washington County Jail. The county jail cannot approve state prison visits, confirm DOC visiting-list details, or control state prison mail and programming. Use the prison phone number and DOC facility email for facility matters. Use the statewide DOC locator when the question is whether the person is still under DOC jurisdiction.

MCF-Stillwater Visit Records

MCF-Stillwater visits are scheduled through DOC procedures. The research states that visits can be scheduled online through No Wait Inside or by calling 651-779-7909 during visiting hours. Appointments must be made at least 24 hours and up to 7 days ahead. Visits usually last one to two hours, but Sunday visits are one hour. Three visitors are allowed, and extended visits may be available for visitors traveling more than 100 miles.

Visitor parking is in the visitor lot, with accessible parking across from the main entrance. Lockers cost $0.25. Because DOC visiting rules can change for operations, discipline, weather, health restrictions, or holidays, the facility schedule should be checked before travel.

MCF-Stillwater Mail and Phone

MCF-Stillwater mail, phone, and money procedures are DOC prison procedures. The county jail's InmateCanteen, jail kiosk, and county visiting list do not apply to people housed at MCF-Stillwater. DOC facility notices in the research state that DOC phone calls are free as of the facility-page notice, with a 15-minute wait after completed calls beginning May 14, 2025. For money, canteen, approved property, and correspondence rules, use current DOC instructions for the facility and the person's DOC status.

For any prison mail or account question, include the DOC ID when available. That identifier is more useful than a Washington County booking number because MCF-Stillwater records are state prison records.

MCF-Stillwater Intake Records

MCF-Stillwater does not book street arrests the way Washington County Jail does. A person generally reaches state prison after conviction, sentencing, and commitment to the Minnesota Department of Corrections. Once committed, DOC intake and classification determine placement. The county roster may stop showing the person after transfer, while the DOC locator may not show the person right away. That gap is normal because DOC records can take several business days after sentencing and processing.

For Washington County cases, the public trail often moves from arrest and jail booking, to Washington County District Court filings, to DOC commitment. Court records show the conviction and sentence. DOC records show state custody or supervision. A person housed at MCF-Stillwater is therefore searched as a sentenced state prisoner, even if the original criminal case came from Washington County.

About MCF-Stillwater Programs

DOC program details for MCF-Stillwater include adult basic education, literacy, GED, associate and bachelor degree opportunities, carpentry, welding, machining, boiler operation, plumbing, electrician training, MINNCOR work, transition skills, behavioral change, and restorative justice. The facility is also known for The Prison Mirror, which DOC describes as the nation's oldest continuously operated newspaper run by incarcerated people.

The official DOC page also includes phased closure information for MCF-Stillwater. That notice should be read from the DOC source because closure planning can affect long-range facility operations, but it does not change the immediate lookup rule: use the DOC locator for people under DOC jurisdiction and confirm visiting or contact rules with the prison before travel.