MN DOC – Minnesota Correctional Facility – MCF Moose Lake

MN DOC – Minnesota Correctional Facility – MCF Moose Lake basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 218-485-5000

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at MCF Moose Lake located at 1000 Lake Shore Dr in Moose Lake, 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.

Minnesota Correctional Facility – Moose Lake – Friends & Family Handbook

MCF-Willow River/Moose Lake, houses over 1,000 male offenders at a medium security prison off of Highway 73 in Moose Lake and another 170 minimum security offenders at the Challenge Incarceration Program (CIP) facility in Willow River. MCF-Moose Lake is the former Moose Lake Regional Treatment Center. Conversion to a correctional facility began in 1988. MINNCOR Industries operates a textile/garment plant which produces the clothing for all offenders in the DOC system. MINNCOR also operates a state-of-the-art print shop which produces products for state government and subcontracts with private companies.

visitation Info

MN DOC – Minnesota Correctional Facility – Moose Lake – Visitation

Visiting – Moose Lake

All Moose Lake visitors must mail their applications to MCF-Rush City 7600 525th Street, Rush City, MN 55069.

Hours of Visiting:

Visiting Staff Contact: 218-485-5170

Directions: Interstate 35 to Moose Lake exit. Go left (west) on Hwy. 73 about 1 mile to the main entrance on right. Watch for signs.

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