Inmates for the press
Media | For 133 years, The Prison Mirror has provided Minnesota prisoners a place for creativity, learning, and inspiration
by Sharon Dierberger
Posted 3/12/20, 04:25 pm
Inside an office room in Bayport, three men in jeans and casual shirts swivel on rolling orange chairs, conferring with each other, answering questions, and occasionally turning back toward large computer screens. Books and periodicals surround them. Upbeat music plays softly in the background.
Outside the office, barred doors, massive exterior walls, and guard towers reveal its surprising location: the inside of a maximum security prison.