Togo, Willow River prisons remain open; new bill brings hope to expand
TOGO, MN Togo and Willow River state prisons will remain open after a budget deficit puts them in danger of closing. Right now, the Department of Corrections has no intentions of shutting down either Willow River or Togo, which I am very thankful for, said District 3A State Representative Rob Ecklund.
The locations won t be closing due to the DOC s proposed budget being passed in the fall of 2020, saving not just the prisons but the Challenge Incarceration Program helping people bounce back from convictions. It s really good, both in Togo and at Willow River. And it needs to be supported in the environments that they re in, said Gino Anselmo, Togo Prison Warden.