An inmate at the Shakopee state prison for women was charged in a theft and swindling scheme that allegedly allowed her to collect more than $60,000 in public assistance while she was incarcerated.

Aug. 8—PRESTON, Minn. — A Shakopee woman was sentenced to pay more than $37,000 in restitution and serve 27 months in prison after pleading guilty to check forgery and theft by swindle. Mindy Jo Jones ...

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Gabriel Ross has been teaching "Soul Journal" classes at the Shakopee prison, which houses about 650 female prisoners, for about four years. Through the classes, the women explore their pasts and ...

ST. PAUL -- A controversial program using Christian teachings to try to turn around the lives of hundreds of Minnesota prison inmates is working, according to a new report from the Department of ...