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MN Stat § 241.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 241 - 244 — Corrections|Chapter 241 — Corrections; Department; Facilities|Section 241.06 — Record Of Inmates; Commissioner Of Corrections.

241.06 RECORD OF INMATES; COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONS. Subdivision 1. General. The commissioner of corrections shall keep in the commissioner's office, accessible only by the commissioner's consent or on the order of a judge or court of record, a record showing the residence, sex, age, nativity, occupation, civil condition, and date of entrance or commitment of every person, inmate, or convict in the facilities under the commissioner's exclusive control, the date of discharge and whether such discharge was final, the condition of such person when the person left the facility, and the date and cause of all deaths. The records shall state every transfer from one facility to another, naming each. This information shall be furnished to the commissioner of corrections by each facility, with such other obtainable facts as the commissioner may from time to time require. The chief executive officer of each such facility, within ten days after the commitment or entrance thereto of a person, inmate, or convict, shall cause a true copy of the entrance record to be forwarded to the commissioner of corrections. When a person, inmate, or convict leaves, is discharged or transferred, or dies in any facility, the chief executive officer, or other person in charge shall inform the commissioner of corrections within ten days thereafter on forms furnished by the commissioner. The commissioner of corrections may authorize the chief executive officer of any facility under the commissioner's control to release to probation officers, local social services agencies or other specifically designated interested persons or agencies any information regarding any person, inmate, or convict thereat, if, in the opinion of the commissioner, it will be for the benefit of the person, inmate, or convict. Subd. 2. Sex offender information provided to supervising corrections agency. When an offender who is required to register as a predatory offender under section 243.166 is being released from prison, the commissioner shall provide to the corrections agency that will supervise the offender, the offender's prison records relating to psychological assessments, medical and mental health issues, and treatment. Subd. 3. Substance abuse information provided to supervising corrections agency.  When an offender is being released from prison, the commissioner shall provide to the corrections agency that will supervise the offender prison records relating to that offender's prison-based substance abuse assessments, treatment, and any other substance abuse-related services provided to the offender. If the offender did not participate in the prison-based substance abuse program to which the offender was directed, the commissioner shall provide the supervising agency with an explanation of the reasons. History:  1961 c 750 s 13 subd 2; 1979 c 102 s 13; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 631 s 31; 2005 c 136 art 3 s 3; 2006 c 260 art 4 s 5
MN Stat § 241.065 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 241 - 244 — Corrections|Chapter 241 — Corrections; Department; Facilities|Section 241.065 — Conditional Release Data System.

241.065 CONDITIONAL RELEASE DATA SYSTEM. Subdivision 1. Definition. As used in this section, "conditional release" means probation, conditional release, and supervised release. Subd. 2. Establishment; access to data. (a) The Department of Corrections shall administer and maintain a computerized data system for the purpose of assisting criminal justice agencies in conducting official duties and in monitoring and enforcing the conditions of conditional release imposed on criminal offenders by a sentencing court or the commissioner of corrections. (b) The adult data and juvenile data, as defined in section 260B.171, in the statewide supervision system are private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12. Subject to paragraph (c), the data are accessible to: (1) criminal justice agencies as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 3a; (2) the Minnesota Sex Offender Program as provided in section 246B.04, subdivision 3; (3) public defenders as provided in section 611.272; (4) all trial courts and appellate courts; and (5) criminal justice agencies in other states. (c) Case planning data in the statewide supervision system are private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12. Case planning data are accessible to state prison facility staff, correction staff in community corrections act counties and county probation counties, and Department of Corrections field services staff for purposes of monitoring and enforcing conditions of conditional release. A finalized case plan may be provided to community service providers for the purposes described under paragraph (a). (d) Adult data in the statewide supervision system are accessible to the secretary of state for the purposes described in section 201.145. Subd. 3. Authority to enter or retrieve data. Only criminal justice agencies may submit data to the statewide supervision system and only persons who are authorized users under subdivision 2 may obtain data from the system. The commissioner of corrections may require that any or all information be submitted to the statewide supervision system. A consent to the release of data in the statewide supervision system from the individual who is the subject of the data is not effective. Subd. 4. Procedures. (a) The Department of Corrections shall adopt procedures to provide for the orderly collection, entry, retrieval, and deletion of data contained in the statewide supervision system. (b) The Department of Corrections shall establish and implement audit requirements to ensure that authorized users comply with applicable data practices laws governing access to and use of the data. History:  1998 c 367 art 7 s 6; 2000 c 377 s 2,3; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 6 s 4; 2002 c 233 s 3-5; 2009 c 111 s 4; 2013 c 82 s 18; 2013 c 131 art 3 s 6; 2017 c 83 art 1 s 5; 2017 c 92 art 1 s 28
MN Stat § 241.068 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 241 - 244 — Corrections|Chapter 241 — Corrections; Department; Facilities|Section 241.068 — Homelessness Mitigation Plan; Annual Reporting On Homelessness.

241.068 HOMELESSNESS MITIGATION PLAN; ANNUAL REPORTING ON HOMELESSNESS. Subdivision 1. Homelessness mitigation plan; report. (a) The commissioner of corrections shall develop and implement a homelessness mitigation plan for individuals released from prison. At minimum, the plan must include: (1) redesigning of business practices and policies to boost efforts to prevent homelessness for all persons released from prison; (2) efforts to increase interagency and intergovernmental collaboration between state and local governmental units to identify and leverage shared resources; and (3) development of internal metrics for the agency to report on its progress toward implementing the plan and achieving the plan's goals. (b) The commissioner shall submit the plan to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy and finance and housing finance and policy by October 31, 2022. Subd. 2. Reporting on individuals released to homelessness. (a) By February 15 of each year beginning in 2022, the commissioner shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy and finance and housing finance and policy the following information on adults, disaggregated by race, gender, and county of release: (1) the total number released to homelessness from prison; (2) the total number released to homelessness by each Minnesota correctional facility; (3) the total number released to homelessness by county of release; and (4) the total number under supervised, intensive supervised, or conditional release following release from prison who reported experiencing homelessness or a lack of housing stability. (b) Beginning with the 2024 report and continuing until the 2033 report, the commissioner shall include in the report required under paragraph (a) information detailing progress, measures, and challenges to the implementation of the homelessness mitigation plan required by subdivision 1. History:   2021 c 24 s 3
MN Stat § 241.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 241 - 244 — Corrections|Chapter 241 — Corrections; Department; Facilities|Section 241.07 — Transfer Of Inmates To Other State Institutions.

241.07 TRANSFER OF INMATES TO OTHER STATE INSTITUTIONS. The commissioner of corrections may transfer an inmate of any state correctional facility to a state institution under the control of the commissioner of human services or to a private medical facility for diagnosis, treatment, or care which is not available at any state correctional facility and shall cause a proper record to be made at the institutions or facility to which a transfer has been made and at the commissioner's office. No transfer shall be made by the commissioner of corrections without the approval of the commissioner of human services or the chief executive officer of the private facility. An inmate of any state correctional facility so transferred shall be returned to the correctional facility from which transferred by order of the commissioner of corrections upon conclusion of treatment, or, if the inmate becomes eligible for release from custody pursuant to the terms of the sentence prior to conclusion of treatment, the inmate shall be released unless, before conclusion of treatment, the inmate has been committed to a medical institution by competent authority as provided by law. The superintendent of any state institution or the chief executive officer of any private facility shall at once notify the commissioner of corrections if there is any question as to the propriety of the commitment or detention of any inmate admitted to their institution or facility and the commissioner shall immediately take action on the question. History:  1961 c 750 s 14 subd 2; 1967 c 398 s 4; 1979 c 102 s 13; 1980 c 357 s 14; 1981 c 192 s 1; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 241.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 241 - 244 — Corrections|Chapter 241 — Corrections; Department; Facilities|Section 241.08 — Money Of Inmates Of Correctional Institutions.

241.08 MONEY OF INMATES OF CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS. Subdivision 1. Commissioner custodian of money. The chief executive officer of each institution under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of corrections shall have the care and custody of all money belonging to inmates thereof which may come into the chief executive officer's hands, keep accurate accounts thereof, and pay them out under rules prescribed by law under section 243.23, subdivision 3, or by the commissioner of corrections, taking vouchers therefor. All such money received by any officer or employee shall be paid to the chief executive officer forthwith. Every such executive officer, at the close of each month, or oftener if required by the commissioner, shall forward to the commissioner a statement of the amount of all money so received and the names of the inmates from whom received, accompanied by a check for the amount, payable to the commissioner of management and budget. On receipt of such statement, the commissioner shall transmit the same to the commissioner of management and budget, together with such check. Upon the payment of such check, the amount shall be credited to a fund to be known as "Correctional Inmates Fund," for the institution from which the same was received. All such funds shall be paid out by the commissioner of management and budget upon vouchers duly approved by the commissioner of corrections as in other cases. The commissioner may permit a contingent fund to remain in the hands of the executive officer of any such institution from which necessary expenditure may from time to time be made. Subd. 2. Inmate bank deposits. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 1 or other law to the contrary, the commissioner of corrections may permit the inmates of the institutions under the commissioner's control to deposit money in a bank or other financial institution. The commissioner shall establish rules governing the deposits and shall require each inmate to maintain at the institution in which confined an amount adequate for the inmate's needs during the period of confinement and to assist the inmate upon release therefrom on parole or by discharge. History:  1961 c 750 s 15 subd 3; 1973 c 69 s 1; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1980 c 509 s 95; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 252 s 2; 1991 c 326 s 9; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 28; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 241.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 241 - 244 — Corrections|Chapter 241 — Corrections; Department; Facilities|Section 241.09 — Unclaimed Money Or Personal Property Of Inmates Of Correctional Facilities.

241.09 UNCLAIMED MONEY OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OF INMATES OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. Subdivision 1. Money. When the chief executive officer of any state correctional facility under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of corrections obtains money belonging to inmates of the facility who have died, been released or escaped, and the chief executive officer knows no claimant or person entitled to it, the chief executive officer shall, if the money is unclaimed within six months, deposit it in the inmate social welfare fund for the benefit of the inmates of the facility. No money shall be so deposited until it has remained unclaimed for at least six months. If, at any time after the expiration of the six months, the inmate or the legal heirs appear and make proper proof of identity or heirship, the inmate or heirs are entitled to receive from the commissioner of management and budget any money belonging to the inmate and deposited in the inmate social welfare fund pursuant to this subdivision. Subd. 2. Unclaimed personal property. When any inmate of a state correctional facility under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of corrections has died, been released or escaped therefrom leaving in the custody of the chief executive officer thereof personal property, other than money, which remains unclaimed for a period of 90 days, and the chief executive officer knows no person entitled to it, the chief executive officer or the chief executive officer's agent may sell or otherwise dispose of the property in the manner provided by law for the sale or disposition of state property. The proceeds of any sale, after deduction of the costs shall be deposited in the inmate social welfare fund for expenditure as provided in subdivision 1. Any inmate whose property has been sold under this subdivision, or heirs of the inmate, may file with, and make proof of ownership to, the chief executive officer of the institution who caused the sale of the property within two years after the sale, and, upon satisfactory proof to the chief executive officer, the chief executive officer shall certify to the commissioner of management and budget the amount received by the sale of such property for payment to the inmate or heirs. No suit shall be brought for damages consequent to the disposal of personal property or use of money in accordance with this section against the state or any official, employee, or agent thereof. History:  1961 c 750 s 16 subd 2; 1979 c 102 s 13; 1981 c 192 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1993 c 326 art 8 s 3; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 241.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 241 - 244 — Corrections|Chapter 241 — Corrections; Department; Facilities|Section 241.10 — Disposal Of Funds; Correctional Institutions.

241.10 DISPOSAL OF FUNDS; CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS. Every officer and employee of the several institutions under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of corrections shall pay to the accounting officer thereof any funds in the officer's or employee's hands belonging to the institution. Every accounting officer, at the close of each month or oftener, shall forward to the commissioner of corrections a statement of the amount and sources of all money received. On receipt of the statement, the commissioner shall transmit the same to the commissioner of management and budget, who shall deliver a draft upon the accounting officer for the same, specifying the funds to which it is to be credited. Upon payment of such draft, the amount shall be so credited. History:  1961 c 750 s 17 subd 2; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1986 c 444; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 29; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 241.105 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 241 - 244 — Corrections|Chapter 241 — Corrections; Department; Facilities|Section 241.105 — Social Security Administration Incentive Payments; Inmate Discharge Planning.

241.105 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS; INMATE DISCHARGE PLANNING. Money received by the commissioner of corrections from the Social Security Administration as a result of the incentive payment agreement under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, Public Law 104-193, section 1611(e)(1), and Public Law 106-170, section 202(x)(3), is appropriated to the commissioner of corrections for discharge planning for inmates with mental illness. History:   2006 c 260 art 4 s 6
MN Stat § 241.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 241 - 244 — Corrections|Chapter 241 — Corrections; Department; Facilities|Section 241.11 — Protection Against Fire.

241.11 PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE. The commissioner of corrections shall provide at each institution adequate and ready means of protection against fire, construct proper means of escape for inmates, and establish and enforce rigid rules by which danger from fire may be minimized. History:  1961 c 750 s 18; 1985 c 248 s 70
MN Stat § 241.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 241 - 244 — Corrections|Chapter 241 — Corrections; Department; Facilities|Section 241.13 — Contingent Account; Damage Deposits; Correctional Institutions.

241.13 CONTINGENT ACCOUNT; DAMAGE DEPOSITS; CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS. Subdivision 1. Contingent account. The commissioner of corrections may permit a contingent account to remain in the hands of the accounting officer of any such institution from which expenditures may be made in case of actual emergency requiring immediate payment to prevent loss or danger to the institution or its inmates and for the purpose of paying freight, purchasing produce, livestock and other commodities requiring a cash settlement, and for the purpose of discounting bills incurred, but in all cases subject to revision by the commissioner of corrections. An itemized statement of every expenditure made during the month from such account shall be submitted to the commissioner under rules established by the commissioner. If necessary, the commissioner shall make proper requisition upon the commissioner of management and budget for a payment to secure the contingent account for each institution. Subd. 2. Damage deposits. The commissioner of corrections shall collect a damage deposit from all staff who reside in housing on the grounds of the Thistledew Corrections Camp at Togo, Minnesota and deposit the moneys in a savings account in a bank at interest. Withdrawals therefrom may be made to defray the cost of any damage to the residence caused by the tenant or to return the deposit to the tenant with accrued interest if the residence is vacated without damage. The commissioner shall keep accurate records in the name of each tenant so that the interest may be credited to the proper account. History:  1961 c 750 s 20 subd 2; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1981 c 360 art 1 s 17; 1986 c 444; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 30; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 1Sp2019 c 10 art 3 s 40
MN Stat § 241.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 241 - 244 — Corrections|Chapter 241 — Corrections; Department; Facilities|Section 241.14 — Physical Examinations For Employment In Correctional Facilities.

241.14 PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. No new employee shall begin employment in any correctional facility under the direction of the Department of Corrections, whether certified for employment by the Department of Management and Budget, or otherwise selected, unless the person presents to the appointing officer of the correctional facility a certificate from a duly licensed physician showing that the employee has undergone a physical examination and has been found to be free of tuberculosis. History:  1961 c 750 s 21; 1973 c 507 s 45; 1979 c 102 s 13; 1980 c 617 s 47; 1981 c 192 s 3; 2008 c 204 s 42; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 241.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 241 - 244 — Corrections|Chapter 241 — Corrections; Department; Facilities|Section 241.16 — Cemetery At Correctional Facilities.

241.16 CEMETERY AT CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. Subdivision 1. Cemetery establishment. The commissioner of corrections may establish, maintain, or continue in existence, a cemetery for the burial of any patient, inmate or person admitted to any state facility under the commissioner's control upon the public grounds of such facility in the manner set forth in the following subdivisions. Subd. 2. Surveyance. The land shall be surveyed and a plat thereof made. Subd. 3. Monument. A stone or other monument shall be established to mark each corner of such cemetery, and its location shown on the plat. Subd. 4. Plat; lots. The cemetery shall be platted into lots, which shall be numbered; it shall have streets and walks, and the same shall be shown on the plat. All containing graves shall be indicated by an appropriate marker of permanent nature for identification purposes. Subd. 5. Certification of plat. The surveyor shall certify as to the correctness of the plat by an endorsement thereon. Subd. 6. Plat recorded. The plat with the surveyor's endorsement thereon shall be filed for record with the county recorder in the county wherein the cemetery is located. A copy of the plat shall be kept in the office of the chief executive officer of the facility, together with a register showing the name of the persons buried in the cemetery and the lot in which they are buried. History:  1961 c 750 s 23; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1979 c 102 s 13; 1986 c 444