| Prison Name: | Minnesota Correctional Facility - Rush City (MCF-Rush City) |
| Location: | 7600 525th Street, Rush City, Minnesota |
| Status: | Operational |
| Classification: | Close security |
| Population: | 940[1] |
| Opened: | January 2000 |
| Managed By: | Minnesota Department of Corrections |
| Warden: | Lisa Stenseth[2] |
The Minnesota Correctional Facility - Rush City is a prison for men operated by the Minnesota Department of Corrections in Rush City, Chisago County, Minnesota.
Rush City is the state's newest prison, opened in January 2000.[3] The $89 million project stands as the largest single structure in the county, employs about 350 workers, and at the ten-year mark in 2010 was reported to have met local expectations as a quiet and relatively well-run prison.[4]
But in June 2010, 27-year-old inmate Xavius Scullark-Johnson died after a string of overnight seizures while held in Rush City, where he was denied emergency medical care. In deteriorating health for months, he anticipated his own death in letters to his mother. [5] His family sued the Department of Corrections, the contracted health care provider Corizon, and the individuals involved. [6] The DOC agreed to settle the suit for $400,000 and promised additional training.[7]
| width=13% | Inmate Name | width=10% | Register Number | width=28% | Status | width=35% | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas David Kraus | 265997 | Serving a 20 year sentence for Second-Degree Unintentional murder. Scheduled for release in 2034. | Committed the crime known as the Killing of Deona Marie Knajdek in 2021 at a protest.[8] [9] [10] | ||||
| Timothy Allen Amacher | 266331 | Serving an 18 year sentence. Scheduled for release in 2034. | Attempted to murder forensic scientist Nicole Lenway, his ex-girlfriend.[11] [12] [13] [14] |