NERCC: Northeast Regional Corrections Center
NERCC is a minimum/medium correctional facility in a work farm setting, providing education, treatment, and trade opportunities to incarcerated men.
NERCC is a Class VI facility by the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
Services include: education, vocational training, treatment, recreation, medical services, substance abuse treatment, mental health therapy, cognitive-behavioral programming, treatment for men who sexually abuse, and domestic violence programming.
NERCC accepts referrals from other counties outside the Arrowhead Region and as a part of the MN Department of Corrections Restructure Program. Contact Kathy Lionberger at lionbergerk@arcmn5.org or 218-729-3411.
(218) 729-8673
6102 Abrahamson Road
Saginaw, MN 55779
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GARDEN CENTER
The NERCC Greenhouse + Garden Center is where the men grow flowers and a variety of vegetables.
In the Spring we have flowers and vegetable plants. In the Autumn, we have hay, pumpkins, cornstalks, firewood, and vegetables — all available for purchase.
Visit NERCC’s Facebook page for updated info about what we have growing.
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MEAT MARKET
Come see our impressive shop in Saginaw, Minnesota. Drop in anytime during our business hours without an appointment!
Our Meat Market is open year round. Residents at NERCC are learning vocational skills, including farming and meat processing. Click the button below to view current hours.
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MEAT PROCESSING
NERCC provides meat processing services to local farmers and hunters, open to the public.
The meat processing facility allows NERCC to raise and process food for the residents.
Click the button below to learn more about making a meat processing order.
We provide incarcerated men with tools to create change in their lives.
We offer education, vocation, and programming opportunities that translate into successful life and work skills.
Farm experiences offer justice-involved men a fresh start — back to the basics of life.
To feel in-touch with the natural environment around them, to learn skills to be self-sufficient… time and again, we have seen this process work for incarcerated persons at NERCC.
Life + Job Skills
The NERCC facility and its buildings sit among 3,200 acres bordering both Fish Lake and Caribou Lake.
NERCC dates back to the 1930’s as a work farm with full logging, lathe mill, dairy, laundry, beef, poultry and hog operations filling facility needs and those of surrounding counties. Many of the farm's original buildings are still standing and being used.
NERCC is a necessary resource to address the jail overcrowding issues in the five county region (St. Louis, Carlton, Cook, Lake, Koochiching), reducing the use of state prison beds.
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6102 Abrahamson Rd. Saginaw, MN 55779
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8:00am - 4:00pm, Monday – Friday excluding holidays.
(Retail hours for NERCC Meat Market and Greenhouse are separate hours.)
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All money will be deposited into a trust account.
Visitors of Incarcerated Persons may deposit cash or debit/credit funds via kiosks located in the main building front hall (Monday-Friday between 8 am and 4 pm excluding holidays).
Friends and family are also able to deposit funds to an Incarcerated Person account via the internet by logging on to www.jailatm.com and following the instructions provided.
Other: Cash or money orders sent through the U.S. Mail will be placed in a trust account. No personal checks will be accepted.
To collect calls, friends/families will have to set up a prepaid account with the vendor, Reliance Telephone, by calling 800-896-3201 or visiting them online at reliancetelephone.com.
Phone time may be purchased through Stellar commissary or transferred from Reliance Incarcerated Person Wallet. This is accessed via the Reliance iPod device issued upon intake.
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Incoming Mail: Mail will be distributed each business day and is inspected for contraband, then reviewed by NERCC staff. Legal mail may be opened in the incarcerated person’s presence to inspect for contraband but will not be read by staff.
Stamps: may receive a single stamp, strip of stamps, or a book of stamps in the mail. Stamps that come in the mail affixed on blank envelopes are not allowed. Stamped envelopes can be purchased via Stellar. Envelopes and writing paper are provided by NERCC and cannot be brought or mailed in. All cash, checks, or money orders shall be removed and credited to the Incarcerated Person’s account. No personal checks are accepted. Checks are placed on hold in the Incarcerated Person’s account for a minimum of ten (10) business days from the date of deposit or until it clears the bank. Letters and envelopes cannot contain stickers, perfume, lipstick, or any other substances. Photos of inappropriately dressed persons, pornographic contents, mail promoting gangs, mail containing threats or promoting illegal activities, mail violating any NERCC rules, etc. will be returned to the sender or placed in personal property in storage. Postage-due mail will not be accepted. No incoming packages will be allowed without prior supervisory authorization.
Media: Books, magazines and/or newspapers are allowed but must come directly from a Barnes & Noble Distributor or Books-a-Million Distributor (BAM) and must be appropriate.
We’d love to hear from you.
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NERCC accepts referrals from other counties outside the Arrowhead Region and as a part of the MN Department of Corrections Restructure Program.
Contact Kathy Lionberger, Division Director at NERCC, to make a referral at lionbergerk@arcmn5.org or 218-729-3411.
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