On Monday, KARE 11 published the findings of a year-long investigation outlining the shocking and inhumane treatment of pregnant incarcerated women who were shackled while in labor. In response, Sen. Sandy Pappas issued the following statement.
On June 15, 1991, Carin Streufert, an 18-year-old Grand Rapids college student, went to Perkins Restaurant with friends. Although it was 2:30 a.m., she elected to walk home alone. After all, this is Grand Rapids, what could possibly happen? As she walked along Pokegama Avenue, just south of the bridge, a car slowed and stopped. It contained two young men. One was James Swanson and the other was Guy Sullivan. Once Carin was in their car, they drove south to rural Aitkin County. There they brutally raped her, shot her in the head and concealed her body in a wooded area.
By morning, her parents were very concerned when she had not yet returned home. They called authorities and the search for Carin began. Information surfaced that James Sullivan was involved in the disappearance. Law enforcement officers were pulling out all stops trying to find Carin. One of these officers was now retired Grand Rapids Police Chief Harvey Dahline, another retired Itasca County Sheriff Pat Medure. There
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More than 3,800 inmates in Minnesota prisons have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Eleven inmates have died from the disease.
As recently as December, there were increases in cases at Oak Park Heights, Faribault, St. Cloud and Togo prisons. MCF-Togo saw its first cases last month.
“The bottom line is in a static environment where people don’t move, or you don’t have to move people in and out, it would be very simple to manage your population,” said Commissioner Paul Schnell. “We have to move our people through the system.”
The Department of Corrections Commissioner spoke to Minnesota House lawmakers on Tuesday. He explained intake for men happens at St. Cloud and when the facility fills up, they have to move inmates to other locations.