Minnesota Department of Corrections

2012 CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROPOSALS
Minnesota Department of Corrections
ASSET PRESERVATION
Goals
• Protect state’s past investment in
$15 million
($86 million
total need)
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correctional facilities
Reduce costly repairs by addressing
needs of aging facilities
Ensure compliance with occupational
health and safety regulations
Ensure the safety of correctional officers,
other staff, offenders, and the public
Reduce energy consumption with
replacement of inefficient systems,
equipment, and materials
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ASSET PRESERVATION
The DOC operates nearly 6 million square feet of
building space
• Many facilities are old (constructed in 1889, 1914)
• Buildings located on 11 sites throughout Minnesota
• Needs include
 Water/well system repairs
 Boiler repairs
 HVAC repairs
 Asbestos abatement
 Tuckpointing
 Roof repairs/replacement
 Door and window replacement
 Ductwork replacement
Window in
Stillwater
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ASSET PRESERVATION
St. Cloud wall
Moose Lake building
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SHAKOPEE – PERIMETER SECURITY FENCE
Goals
Construct
perimeter
security fence
$5.407
million
• Protect public safety
• Reduce risk of escape
• Reduce risk of intrusion
• Reduce risk of contraband
• Maintain a non-intrusive
presence in the community
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SHAKOPEE – INCREASED RISK FACTORS
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SHAKOPEE – PERIMETER SECURITY
Softball Field
MCF-Shakopee
Church
Elementary School
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SHAKOPEE – PERIMETER SECURITY
Elementary school from
prison grounds
View from Adams Street South
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ST. CLOUD – INTAKE, HEALTH SERVICES & LOADING DOCK
Remodel
existing space
for intake unit,
construct new
health services
unit and loading
dock
Goals
• Improve safety for staff and
offenders through improved layout
and safety features
• Reduce crowded areas in intake
and health services
$29.901
million
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ST. CLOUD – HEALTH SERVICES
Construction of new health
services unit
• Serves the needs of
approximately 1,000 offenders
(built when facility housed 600
offenders)
• Comprehensive medical exam
Security staff and door
controls in unprotected area
space needed to perform
screenings on every offender
coming in to the DOC
• Security, privacy and size
needs
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ST. CLOUD – INTAKE
Renovate existing space for new
intake unit
• Approximately 700 offenders
processed in and out each month in
an over-crowded space
• Location, size and layout are
inadequate, poorly designed and
unsafe for staff
St. Cloud intake area
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ST. CLOUD - INTAKE
Numbers in intake cells can vary from 3 to 30
offenders at any one time
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ST. CLOUD – LOADING DOCK
Currently
• Some trucks too large to fit in truck
sally port, creating security risk
• Currently, all trucks must enter the
secure perimeter
Construction of a secure receiving
center would:
• Eliminate need for public delivery
trucks to enter secure perimeter
• Allow staff to search product before it
enters facility
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STILLWATER – WELL & WATER TREATMENT
Goals
Install new well,
replace piping
and add
building to
house water
treatment
equipment
$3.391
million
• Avoid water service interruptions
that would force the facility to close
and move 1,600 prisoners to other
locations
• Reduce water treatment costs and
energy consumption
• Comply with health regulations
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STILLWATER – WELL & WATER TREATMENT
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Health authorities asked DOC
to stop using well more than
10 years ago
Primary well is inadequate to
provide fire protection
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Questions?
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