but taller fences are better protection. That's the assertion of a Columbia County man who wants to keep the brick-and-iron ...

The ornately designed fence proposed for the Shakopee women’s prison was dealt a setback last week as members of a key House committee expressed skepticism over the $5.4 million price tag.

After being turned down by the House, a $5.4 million bonding request for a security fence at the Shakopee women’s prison was left out of the state Senate bonding package released Wednesday.