Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater has a new segregated unit designed to prevent the mayhem that caused widespread damage in 2004. The day after Christmas 2004 there was a riot in the unit.
The original prison section where segregated inmates were kept was built in 1914. The design with widely spaced bars allowed for prisoners to abuse guards by hurling material at them. Cells had to be opened manually; old wiring and pipes were vulnerable.
The new unit which opened this week incorporates technology and design to promote greater safety for the guards.
In addition to some interesting information about the new unit, the article includes a slide show that you will want to see. The various pictures show the cells themselves as well as the new technology advances in prison design. Somethings that are now part of the unit may surprise you, such as air conditioning, until you read the reasoning behind it.
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