Prison reform advocates say they’re concerned that in the closing of Stillwater prison, inmates could lose important belongings, including legal documents, because the storage allotted is too limited.

The Minnesota correctional facility is experiencing a phased closure and inmates are already being transferred.

Inmates have to pare down their belongings to fit in two bins before they’re transferred — which could include educational and legal materials.

Kimberly Morgan’s husband is in Stillwater prison and she said he received extra storage for his legal documents. She said he is representing himself in court during post-conviction proceedings.

To preserve those documents, he could pay to mail them out. But Morgan said that would be expensive and time consuming.

“If he has to get rid o

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