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Albert Lea, c. 1862 The city is named after Albert Lea Lake, which was named after Albert Miller Lea, a topographer with the United States Dragoons, who surveyed southern Minnesota and northern Iowa in 1835, including the current site of Albert Lea. [8] Captain Nathan Boone, a son of Daniel Boone, was the scout for Lea's unit.
Jan. 25—An Austin man was charged in Freeborn County District Court on Wednesday tied to an alleged armed robbery at a residence last Friday in Albert Lea. Shawn Michael Miller, 35, was charged ...
The Minnesota Department of Corrections is a state law enforcement agency of Minnesota that operates prisons. Its headquarters is in St. Paul. [1] As of 2010, the state of Minnesota does not contract with private prisons. [2] The first and only private prison in the state, the Prairie Correctional Facility, was closed by its owner in 2010. [3] [4]
Albert Lea Township (/ ˌ æ l b ər t ˈ l iː / AL-bərt LEE) [3] is a township in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 808 at the 2000 census. Myre-Big Island State Park is within the township. Albert Lea Township was organized in 1857, and named after its primary village, Albert Lea. [4]
Feb. 2—An Albert Lea woman on Friday was sentenced to staggered jail terms over the next four years, along with 10 years of supervised probation, in the overdose death of her sister in February ...
Freeborn County was created on February 20, 1855, the territory being separated from Blue Earth and Rice Counties. Twelve other Minnesota counties were created the same day by the Minnesota Territorial Legislature. [4] Freeborn County was named for William Freeborn, an early Minnesota pioneer, merchant, and territorial legislator. [5]
May 9—A 19-year-old Albert Lea man was sentenced Thursday in Freeborn County District Court to four years in prison tied to starting a garage on fire on Garfield Avenue last October. Kolten Lee ...
As of March 2023, it had an adult inmate population of about 2,000 men, [2] making it the largest prison in Minnesota by population. The facility is built on land the state has managed and maintained since 1879 when it was founded as, "Minnesota Experimental School for the Feeble Minded." This included children who were, "Deaf and Dumb and the ...