Rose Pogatshnik, CJ instructor at Rasmussen – St. Cloud, has coordinated a tour of MCF – St. Cloud. This facility, often called the "Granite Palace" is a historical site, built in 1889, and is home to the second longest continuous wall, only second to the Great Wall of China. It houses approximately 1000 inmates and is the intake processing center for the state of
Minnesota . It is a level 4 custody facility. It also houses juveniles who have been adjudicated as adults. The daily inmate report provides detailed information about the inmates currently housed there.
The tour is scheduled for Thursday, November 20th at 9:30am. A prerequisite to attend the tour is to currently be enrolled in Introduction to Corrections or have successfully completed it. A background check will be run on all attendees. You may not attend if you are currently on an inmate visitors list or are currently on probation for ANY offense. The tour will involve significant amounts of walking and climbing/descending stairs so attendees must be physically able.
Space is limited so contact Rose at rose.pogatshnik@rasmussen.edu by November 5th to reserve your spot. Include your full name, date of birth and driver's license number for the background check. Transportation will be the responsibility of the student. Please email Rose with any questions you may have!