Stillwater prison remains on lockdown
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| | Stillwater prison remains in lockdown amid protests of living conditions |
Dozens of family members and civil rights activists continued the Stillwater protest from outside the facility on Monday, with reports some incarcerated people there have fainted from heat without access to air conditioning and cold water.
On Tuesday, the supporters protested at the governorās temporary residence at the University of Minnesotaās Eastcliff Mansion to press for urgent solutions.
āUntil we get this stuff fixed, we cannot just close our eyes and act like these things didnāt happen,ā said organizer Marvina Haynes, whose brother is incarcerated in Stillwater.
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