Minnesota Prisons & Convicts
Minnesota Prison Records
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Minnesota Department of Corrections
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during the STILLWATER Era, 1853-1914
Minnesota Court Records
Hennepin County Genealogical Court Records
1905 Minneapolis Arrests Annual Report
Court, Government, & Criminal Records
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Minnesota Executions
Executions in Minnesota
1854 – 1906