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Congratulations to William Pharr on Promotion to Sergeant
By Latoya Shelby
Officer Pharr started his career in corrections in May 1997, at the Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton MN.
William worked there for one year and then left to manage a fast-food restaurant. William returned to Prairie Correctional Facility in 2001 and was promoted to Sergeant in 2005. Between 2009 and 2014 he also worked with adults with disabilities and operated a ready-mix truck and worked as an over-the-road truck driver. In 2014, William accepted a position at MCF-Lino Lakes where he worked 2nd and 3rd watch in the West unit before bidding to utility.
Congratulations SGT. Pharr on your promotion!!
L to R: Lt. Matt VanderVegt, Lt. Joe Rosier, Lt. Steve McCarty, Sgt. William Pharr, Lt. Mitch Weber,
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Lino Lakes Welcomes New First Watch Lieutenant
By Latoya Shelby
The Lino Lakes Family welcomed Rob Lee From Faribault as our new First Watch Lieutenant.
Lee started his corrections career as an On-Call Juvenile Detention Officer with Olmsted County Juvenile Detention Center from 2007 through 2019. Lee then began his DOC career in 2010 at Faribault and has worked a variety of positions on all three watches.
He has been involved in the following throughout his career: Integrated Conflict Management System (ICMS), Field Training Officer (FTO), Field Training Coordinator, and a member of the Mentoring Program. He is also a military Veteran.
Please welcome Rob Lee in his Lieutenant promotion!
L to R: Capt. Chad Oye, Capt. John Kelly, Lt. Rob Lee & Capt. Eric Knies -
Congratulations to Officer Ryan Dooley
By Latoya Shelby
Lt. Bill Capocasa nominated Officer Ryan Dooley who acted swiftly in getting staff medical attention and applying the Heimlich maneuver!
Congratulations to Officer Ryan Dooley on his Employee Recognition Nomination in the category of EXEMPLARY CITIZENSHIP/LIFE SAVING/HEROIC ACT!
L to R: (back row) Capt. John Kelly, Capt. Chad Oye, Lt. Bill Capocasa, Sgt. Bryan Carter (staff who required medical attention), OSI Matt Swanson & Capt. Eric Knies. (Front row) AWO Mary McComb, Ofc, Ryan Dooley, Warden Shannon Reimann & AWA Vicki Janssen 
L to R: Lt. Bill Capocasa, Ofc. Ryan Dooley & Sgt. Bryan Carter (staff who required medical attention) -
Congratulations to the SOTP Treatment Team
By Latoya Shelby
Congratulations to the SOTP Treatment Team for being nominated for an Employee Recognition Award - Above & Beyond The Call of Duty!
This team is constantly going above and beyond their roles to provide a safe and comfortable therapeutic environment for clients to grow and change their lives for the better. They work tirelessly in often thankless positions to do their best for their clients and their colleagues every day.
Nominated by anonymous.
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Welcome Lino Lakes' June Academy Graduates
By Latoya Shelby
Please Welcome MCF-LL newest academy that Graduated on June 20!
L to R: Captain Chad Oye, Lead PME Pat Mulvaney, COI Adam Phenicie, COI Prince Wehye, TDS Leah Hanson, COI Sodiq Bakare, COI Morris Brown & Captain John Kelly -
DOC at the U of M Career Fair
By Frank Jackson
Representing the DOC and MCF-Lino Lakes, Case Manager Frank Jackson was present at The Golden Opportunity Career Fair amongst 25 other companies.
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Lino Lakes Officers Steve Breivik & Mark Follmer Nominated for Employee Recognition
By Uyanda Bayandalai
I am nominating both J2 and J3 officers Follmer and Breivik for Leadership as they have shown outstanding leadership skills in SOTP programming and safety and security in J buildings. In addition, they are the point persons for incarcerated individuals, directing them to get the right help and a bridge between security and therapy.
Left to Right: Captain John Kelly, Captain Eric Knies, CPT Uyanda Bayandalai, AWO Mary McComb, COII Steve Breivik, COII Mark Follmer, Lt. Steve McCarty, Warden Shannon Reimann, Captain Chad Oye & Lt. Jessica Johnson -
Author Marcie Rendon Visits Lino Lakes to Present Her Book "Sinister Graves"
By Randall Bergman
White Bear Center for the Arts, in collaboration with MCF-Lino Lakes Education, hosted two resident artist events on Friday, May 19.
Marcie R. Rendon, a well renowned award-winning author, poet, and teacher who has presented at women’s prisons and jails throughout the Midwest came to present her work and to teach at MCF-Lino Lakes. Ms. Rendon presented her book, Sinister Graves, the third addition to the Cash Blackbear novel series that became available in October 2022, in the afternoon and then lead a conversation on authorship and writing crime novels. In the evening, Marcie provided a powerful culturally relevant Poetry Workshop using her own publications to stimulate discussion and arouse meaningful writing for the attending aspiring poets.
These two highly engaging and interactive sessions were well attended and fully funded and supported by the Arts Midwest GIG Fund, a program of the Arts Midwest through the National Endowment of the Arts. Additional contributions were also made from Minnesota State Arts Board to provide the participants with a copy of the novel before the presentation and materials for those that attended the poetry workshop. The event was a huge success! Thank you to everyone for your contributions and support.
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Corrections Week Fun At Lino Lakes
By LaToya Shelby
For Corrections Employees Week, Lino Lakes planned a variety of events: muffins and coffee for Muffin Monday, freshly popped popcorn on Poppin' Tuesday, Winning Wednesday included: Nothing Bundt Cakes courtesy of AFSCME, several drawings for gift cards & the ability to wear your favorite sports jersey. Staff received a wrap for lunch on That's a Wrap Thursday, and finally on Funday Friday, we hosted a poker walk and bags tournament!
Thank you to each of you for all you do, day in and day out. Lino wouldn't be the same without each of you!
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Lino Lakes Holds Redemption Project Graduation
By Latoya Shelby
The Redemption Project graduation ceremony of the Virtues of Success program at the MCF-Lino Lakes took place on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.
Virtues for Success is a 14-week course covering four core pillars: wisdom, courage, self-control, and justice. This is the first of three stages of the program. The Redemption Project's reentry program prepares the students for success upon leaving prison with the goal of reducing recidivism.
TRP Graduates:
Elliott Pierson, Andrew Neal, Calvin Boswell, Christopher Ames, Neil Klien, Bobby Brookins, James Slowinski, Seth Dilorenzo, Timothy Strand, Daniel Kennedy, Miguel Lopez, Malcolm Olatunde, David Engle, Yar Bithow, Tony Xiong, Green Kelly, Dylan Wettschreck, Jason Dixon, Michael Peterson, Leroy Richardson, Ron Powell
