MN DOC – Minnesota Correctional Facility – MCF Faribault

MN DOC – Minnesota Correctional Facility – MCF Faribault basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 507-334-0700

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at MCF Faribault located at 1101 Linden Ln in Fairbault, MN are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.

MN DOC – Minnesota Correctional Facility – Faribault – Friends & Family Handbook

MCF-Faribault consists of a medium-security facility and two minimum-security units located outside the secure perimeter. With a combined population of over 2,000 adult males, MCF-Faribault is the largest facility in the DOC system.

Notable features:

• MINNCOR Industries, including wood furniture manufacturing, laundry, cleaning products, and subcontract work.
• A 172-bed treatment unit for alcohol and drug abuse
• A unit designed to house geriatric and other offenders who are unable to care for themselves in a normal correctional environment
• A partnership with the non-profit Can-Do-Canines program uses offenders to train service dogs for people who live in Minnesota communities. An average of 30 dogs are trained each year.
• The facility was originally a state hospital that was shut down in the 1980’s. In 1989, the Legislature authorized its conversion to correctional use.

visitation Info

MN DOC – Minnesota Correctional Facility – Faribault – Visitation

Visiting – Faribault 
Visiting Hours 

Visiting Staff Contact: 507-334-0700 Please call during visiting hours

Visiting for Restrictive Housing population

All restrictive housing visits are non-contact and conducted via video. Duration is 1 hour.

Saturday and Sunday

• 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
• 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
• 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
• 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.

Call 24 hours in advance to schedule a restrictive housing visit.

Call (507-334-0700 or 507-334-0790) on Wednesday-Friday and Weekends during visiting hours

Non-Contact Visiting Hours: 

• Thursday and Friday: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• Saturday and Sunday: 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

RLU Video or Non-Contact Visiting Hours 

RLU Video Visiting:

• Thursday and Friday: 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• Saturday and Sunday: 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

RLU Non-Contact Visiting:

Thursday and Friday: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Call 24 hours in advance to schedule a RLU/Non-Contact visit.

Call (507-334-0700 or 507-334-0790) on Wednesday-Friday and Weekends during visiting hours

Visiting Staff Contact: 507-334-0700 Please call during visiting hours

All visiting applications must be sent to MCF-Rush City Attn: Visiting Unit, 7600 525th Street, Rush City, MN 55069.

Visiting Regulations: Please read the Inmate Visiting Information prior to visits.

There is no visiting on the following State recognized holiday 

• New Year's Day
• President's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
• Memorial Day
• July 4 (Independence Day)
• Labor Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving and the following Friday
• Christmas Day