State orders testing of water at Stillwater prison after complaints of brown water

BAYPORT, Minn. — After complaints from inmates that water in the Stillwater prison was dirty, the Department of Corrections brought in 51,000 bottles of water to the correctional facility on Saturday, Sept. 9, according to a news release by the DOC. The delivery, which authorities say cost $5,800, will give each inmate seven bottles of water a day during more “comprehensive testing” on the prison’s water source by a third-party to make sure the well water coming in through the prison pipes is safe to drink, the release said. The...