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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 638 — Board Of Pardons › Section 638.16 — Board Meetings.

638.16 BOARD MEETINGS.
Subdivision 1.
Frequency.
(a) The board must meet at least two times each year to consider and vote on clemency applications.
(b) If the commission recommends that an application receive a hearing, the board must hold a hearing on the application unless all the board members decline a hearing.
(c) If the commission recommends that an application not receive a hearing, the board must not hold a hearing on the application unless at least one board member requests a hearing.
Subd. 2.
When open to the public.
All board meetings are open to the public as provided under chapter 13D, but the board may hold closed meetings:
(1) as provided under chapter 13D; or
(2) as necessary to protect sensitive or confidential information, including (i) a victim's identity, and (ii) sensitive or confidential victim testimony.
Subd. 3.
Executive director; attendance required.
Unless excused by the board, the executive director and the commission's chair or vice-chair must attend all board meetings.
Subd. 4.
Considering statements.
(a) Applicants, victims, law enforcement agencies, and the public may submit oral or written statements at a board meeting only if the application is subject to a hearing under subdivision 1.
(b) The board must take into account any statements provided to the commission when considering a clemency application.
History:
2023 c 52 art 8 s 12
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 8, section 12, is effective July 1, 2024. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 8, section 22.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 638 — Board Of Pardons › Section 638.17 — Board Decision; Notifying Applicant.

638.17 BOARD DECISION; NOTIFYING APPLICANT.
Subdivision 1.
Board decision.
(a) At each meeting, the board must render a decision on each clemency application considered at the meeting or continue the matter to a future board meeting. If the board continues consideration of an application, the commission must notify the applicant in writing and explain why the matter was continued.
(b) If the commission recommends no hearing and denial of an application and no board member requests a hearing on the application, it is presumed that the board concurs with the commission's recommendation and that the application has been considered and denied on the merits.
Subd. 2.
Notifying applicant.
The commission must notify the applicant in writing of the board's decision to grant or deny clemency no later than 14 calendar days from the date of the board's decision.
History:
2023 c 52 art 8 s 13
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 8, section 13, is effective July 1, 2024. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 8, section 22.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 638 — Board Of Pardons › Section 638.18 — Filing Copy Of Clemency; Court Action.

638.18 FILING COPY OF CLEMENCY; COURT ACTION.
Subdivision 1.
Filing with district court.
After clemency has been granted, the commission must file a copy of the pardon, commutation, or reprieve with the district court of the county in which the conviction and sentence were imposed.
Subd. 2.
Court action; pardon.
(a) For a pardon, the court must:
(1) order the conviction set aside;
(2) include a copy of the pardon in the court file;
(3) order all records wherever held relating to the arrest, indictment or information, trial, verdict, and pardon sealed and prohibit the disclosure of the existence of the records or the opening of the records except under court order or pursuant to section 609A.03, subdivision 7a, paragraph (b), clause (1), (7), or (8); and
(4) send a copy of the order and the pardon to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and all other government entities that hold affected records.
(b) Consistent with section 609A.03, subdivision 8, the court administrator shall send a copy of the expungement order to each government entity whose records are affected by the order, including but not limited to the Department of Corrections, the Department of Public Safety, and law enforcement agencies.
Subd. 3.
Court action; commutation.
For a commutation, the court must:
(1) amend the sentence to reflect the specific relief granted by the board;
(2) include a copy of the commutation in the court file; and
(3) send a copy of the amended sentencing order and commutation to the commissioner of corrections and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
History:
2023 c 52 art 8 s 14
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 8, section 14, is effective July 1, 2024. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 8, section 22.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 638 — Board Of Pardons › Section 638.19 — Reapplying For Clemency.

638.19 REAPPLYING FOR CLEMENCY.
Subdivision 1.
Time-barred from reapplying; exception.
(a) After the board has considered and denied a clemency application on the merits, an applicant may not file a subsequent application for five years after the date of the most recent denial. This paragraph applies if an application is denied according to section 638.17, subdivision 1, paragraph (b).
(b) An individual may request permission to reapply before the five-year period expires based only on new and substantial information that was not and could not have been previously considered by the board or commission.
(c) If a waiver request contains new and substantial information, the commission must review the request and recommend to the board whether to waive the time restriction. When considering a waiver request, the commission is exempt from the meeting requirements under section 638.14 and chapter 13D.
(d) The board must grant a waiver request unless the governor or a board majority opposes the waiver.
Subd. 2.
Applying for pardon not precluded.
An applicant who is denied or granted a commutation is not precluded from later seeking a pardon of the criminal conviction once the eligibility requirements of this chapter have been met.
History:
2023 c 52 art 8 s 15
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 8, section 15, is effective July 1, 2024. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 8, section 22.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 638 — Board Of Pardons › Section 638.20 — Commission Record Keeping.

638.20 COMMISSION RECORD KEEPING.
Subdivision 1.
Record keeping.
The commission must keep a record of every application received, its recommendation on each application, and the final disposition of each application.
Subd. 2.
When open to public.
The commission's records and files are open to public inspection at all reasonable times, except for:
(1) sealed court records;
(2) presentence investigation reports;
(3) Social Security numbers;
(4) financial account numbers;
(5) driver's license information;
(6) medical records;
(7) confidential Bureau of Criminal Apprehension records;
(8) the identities of victims who wish to remain anonymous and confidential victim statements; and
(9) any other confidential data on individuals, private data on individuals, not public data, or nonpublic data under chapter 13.
History:
2023 c 52 art 8 s 16
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 8, section 16, is effective July 1, 2024. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 8, section 22.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 638 — Board Of Pardons › Section 638.21 — Language Access And Victim Support.

638.21 LANGUAGE ACCESS AND VICTIM SUPPORT.
Subdivision 1.
Language access.
The commission and the board must take reasonable steps to provide meaningful language access to applicants and victims. Applicants and victims must have language access to information, documents, and services under this chapter, with each communicated in a language or manner that the applicant or victim can understand.
Subd. 2.
Interpreters.
(a) Applicants and victims are entitled to interpreters as necessary to fulfill the purposes of this chapter, including oral or written communication. Sections 546.42 to 546.44 apply, to the extent consistent with this section.
(b) The commission or the board may not discriminate against an applicant or victim who requests or receives interpretation services.
Subd. 3.
Victim services.
The commission and the board must provide or contract for victim support services as necessary to support victims under this chapter.
History:
2023 c 52 art 8 s 17
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 8, section 17, is effective July 1, 2024. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 8, section 22.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 638 — Board Of Pardons › Section 638.22 — Legislative Report.

638.22 LEGISLATIVE REPORT.
Beginning February 15, 2025, and every February 15 thereafter, the commission must submit a written report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over public safety, corrections, and judiciary that contains at least the following information:
(1) the number of clemency applications received by the commission during the preceding calendar year;
(2) the number of favorable and adverse recommendations made by the commission for each type of clemency;
(3) the number of applications granted and denied by the board for each type of clemency;
(4) the crimes for which the applications were granted by the board, the year of each conviction, and the individual's age at the time of the crime; and
(5) summary data voluntarily reported by applicants, including but not limited to demographic information on race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, and age, of applicants recommended or not recommended for clemency by the commission.
History:
2023 c 52 art 8 s 18
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 8, section 18, is effective July 1, 2024. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 8, section 22.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 638 — Board Of Pardons › Section 638.23 — Rulemaking.

638.23 RULEMAKING.
(a) The board and commission may jointly adopt rules, including amending Minnesota Rules, chapter 6600, to:
(1) enforce their powers and duties under this chapter and ensure the efficient processing of applications; and
(2) establish a process for expedited review of applications requesting clemency for a nonviolent crime.
(b) A rule adopted under paragraph (a), clause (2), must specify the types of nonviolent crimes eligible for expedited review and the level of support needed from the sentencing judge or successor, the prosecuting attorney or successor, and any victims of the crime for the board to consider the application under the expedited review process.
(c) The time limit to adopt rules under section 14.125 does not apply.
History:
2023 c 52 art 8 s 19
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 8, section 19, is effective July 1, 2024. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 8, section 22.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.01 — Jail Construction And Maintenance; Prisoner Placement.

641.01 JAIL CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE; PRISONER PLACEMENT.
The county board of each county is authorized to construct, purchase, or lease, regulate and maintain, at the expense of the county, a jail for the safekeeping of prisoners, and also, adjoining and connected to it, a residence for the use of the sheriff.
Any peace officer placing a prisoner in the jail shall report immediately to the officer's superior officer concerning the fact of that placement. No prisoner shall be detained without a jailer or custodian present in the jail, awake and alert at all times, capable of responding to the reasonable needs of the prisoner.
History:
(10947) RL s 5462; 1955 c 425 s 1; 1980 c 602 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.015 — Placement In Private Prisons Prohibited.

641.015 PLACEMENT IN PRIVATE PRISONS PROHIBITED.
Subdivision 1.
Placement prohibited.
After August 1, 2023, a sheriff shall not allow inmates committed to the custody of the sheriff who are not on probation, work release, or some other form of approved release status to be housed in facilities that are not owned and operated by a local government, or a group of local units of government.
Subd. 2.
Contracts prohibited.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the county board may not authorize the sheriff to contract with privately owned and operated prisons for the care, custody, and rehabilitation of offenders committed to the custody of the sheriff.
(b) Nothing in this section prohibits a county board from contracting with privately owned residential facilities, such as halfway houses, group homes, work release centers, or treatment facilities, to provide for the care, custody, and rehabilitation of offenders who are on probation, work release, or some other form of approved release status.
History:
2023 c 52 art 11 s 28
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.02 — Fugitives From Justice; Fee.

641.02 FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE; FEE.
Any county jail may be used for the safekeeping of fugitives from justice in this state, in accordance with the provisions of any act of Congress. The officer holding any such fugitive in custody shall pay the county $2 as a commitment fee, and a fee to be determined pursuant to section 641.03 for the use of the county, for the fugitive's board.
History:
(10848) RL s 5463; 1955 c 425 s 2; 1959 c 499 s 1; 1975 c 94 s 3; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.03 — Federal Prisoners; Fee.

641.03 FEDERAL PRISONERS; FEE.
When any person is committed to any jail by any process issued under authority of the United States, the sheriff or jailer shall receive such person into custody, and safely keep the person until discharged by due course of law, subject in all respects to the same liabilities and remedies as though committed under process issued under state authority. The United States shall pay to the county the minimum sum of $5 per day for each prisoner so kept and boarded. Provided, that in any county of this state, the sheriff shall at the request of the county board of commissioners determine the average daily per capita cost for the food, clothing, medical and incidental expense for the care and maintenance of persons committed to the county jail for the preceding year. The amount found to be the average daily per capita cost of such committed persons shall be paid to the county by the United States for each prisoner so kept and boarded during the current year.
History:
(10849) RL s 5464; 1917 c 304 s 1; 1931 c 91 s 1; 1955 c 425 s 3; 1957 c 225 s 1; 1959 c 499 s 2; 1971 c 60 s 1; 1975 c 94 s 4; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.035 — Out-of-state Prisoners.

641.035 OUT-OF-STATE PRISONERS.
(a) A county or regional jail board may authorize the sheriff or regional jail superintendent to enter into agreements to house offenders from other states.
(b) The extradition requirements of chapter 629 do not apply to offenders accepted from another state under this section. The sheriff or regional jail superintendent responsible for housing an out-of-state offender has the express authority to return the offender to the offender's state of origin upon request from the appropriate authority in the offender's state of origin.
History:
2010 c 318 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.04 — Prisoner Commitment Papers.

641.04 PRISONER COMMITMENT PAPERS.
Every instrument, or attested copy thereof, by which a prisoner is committed or liberated, shall be endorsed, filed, and safely stored by the sheriff or jailer, and delivered to the sheriff's or jailer's successor. When the process by which any prisoner is committed is required to be returned to the court, the sheriff or jailer shall duly certify and keep a copy thereof which shall be prima facie evidence of the sheriff's or jailer's right to retain the prisoner in custody.
History:
(10850) RL s 5465; 1980 c 602 s 2; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.05 — Record Of Inmates; Court; Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension.

641.05 RECORD OF INMATES; COURT; BUREAU OF CRIMINAL APPREHENSION.
(a) Every sheriff shall, at the expense of the county, maintain a permanent record of all persons committed to any jail under the sheriff's charge. It shall contain the name of every person committed, by what authority, residence, date of commitment, and, if for a criminal offense, a description of the person, when and by what authority liberated, and, in case of escape, the time and manner thereof. At the opening of each term of district court the sheriff shall make a certified transcript from the record to the court, showing all cases not previously disposed of.
(b) Upon intake into the jail facility, the name of the committed person shall be checked against the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension predatory offender registration database to determine whether the person is a registered predatory offender. In the event that the person is registered, the sheriff or designee shall notify the bureau of the person's admission into the jail facility. At the time of discharge from the facility, the sheriff or designee shall provide the person with a change of information form for the purposes of reporting the address where the person will be living upon release from the facility.
(c) Every sheriff who intentionally neglects or refuses to report under paragraph (a) or (b) shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
History:
(10851) RL s 5466; 1985 c 113 s 2; 1986 c 444; 2008 c 299 s 20
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.06 — Appointment Of Employees; Compensation.

641.06 APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOYEES; COMPENSATION.
The sheriff of a county maintaining a jail, if a male, shall appoint a competent woman as women's jailer, who, under the sheriff's direction, shall have exclusive charge of all female prisoners. The sheriff, if a female, shall appoint a competent man as men's jailer, who, under the sheriff's direction, shall have exclusive charge of all male prisoners. Jailers shall hold office during the pleasure of the sheriff and may be removed at any time by the sheriff.
History:
(10852) RL s 5467; 1907 c 257 s 1; 1913 c 332 s 1; 1955 c 425 s 4; 1969 c 1151 s 8; 1980 c 602 s 3; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 49 s 17
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.07 — Prisoners; Labor.

641.07 PRISONERS; LABOR.
Every able-bodied male prisoner over 16 years of age confined in any county jail or statutory city lockup under judgment of any court or other tribunal authorized to imprison for the violation of any law, ordinance, bylaw, or police regulation may be required to work for not more than ten hours per day. The court or tribunal, when passing judgment of imprisonment for nonpayment of fine or otherwise, shall determine and specify whether or not the imprisonment shall be at hard labor. The labor may be in the jail or jail yard, upon public roads and streets, public buildings, grounds, or elsewhere in the county. Upon request, persons awaiting trial may be allowed to perform labor. Each prisoner performing labor may be paid a reasonable compensation by the county if imprisoned in violation of state law or awaiting trial upon a charge thereof, and by the city if confined for the violation of any ordinance, bylaw, or police regulation. The compensation shall be paid to the spouse, family, or dependents of the prisoner, or any other person the court sentencing the prisoner directs. It shall be in an amount that the court determines. It shall be allowed by the board of county commissioners or the governing body of the city upon order of the court.
History:
(10853) RL s 5468; 1913 c 373 s 1; 1955 c 425 s 5; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1983 c 359 s 147; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.08 — Supervision.

641.08 SUPERVISION.
When a sentence is for violation of a state law, and the prisoner is confined in a county jail, such labor shall be performed under the direction of the county board, and superintended by the sheriff, who shall furnish necessary materials and tools at the expense of the county, and the county shall be entitled to the benefit thereof. When the sentence is for a violation of an ordinance, bylaw, or regulation of a city, such labor shall be performed under the direction of its governing body, and superintended by the chief of police, who shall furnish the materials at the expense of such city, which shall be entitled to the benefit thereof.
History:
(10854) RL s 5469; 1913 c 373 s 2; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 2005 c 10 art 2 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.09 — Power Of Officers.

641.09 POWER OF OFFICERS.
The officer in charge of prisoners so sentenced to labor may use all reasonable means necessary to prevent escape or enforce obedience. For refusal to labor or obey necessary orders in reference thereto, a prisoner may be kept in solitary confinement but shall not be so confined more than ten days for any one offense, nor more than 90 days in all.
History:
(10855) RL s 5470; 1978 c 778 s 3; 1982 c 527 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.10 — Payment For Labor; Protection.

641.10 PAYMENT FOR LABOR; PROTECTION.
For each day's labor the prisoner shall be credited $3 on any judgment for fine and costs and, when imprisoned in default of payment of a fine or fine and costs, the prisoner shall be discharged when the prisoner has performed sufficient labor to pay the same. The officer in charge of such prisoners shall protect them from insult and annoyance while at labor or going to and returning therefrom. Every person who shall insult, annoy, or communicate with such prisoners, after being by such officers commanded to desist, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by imprisonment for not more than five days or by fine of not more than $10.
History:
(10856) RL s 5471; 1955 c 425 s 6; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.13 — Prisoners From Other Counties; Boarding Fees.

641.13 PRISONERS FROM OTHER COUNTIES; BOARDING FEES.
When any prisoner is ordered confined in any county other than that in which the offense was committed, the other county shall keep the prisoner at the expense of the county sending the prisoner, and the other county board shall collect from the county sending the prisoner, for board such an amount as is charged for local county prisoners for each day, or fractional day, and, in addition thereto, the county board of the other county shall collect from the county sending the prisoners, sums as have been necessarily expended for clothing, bedding, and medical aid for the prisoners. In addition thereto the county board of the other county may collect from the county sending the prisoners such sum as the county board may determine for other expenses incurred by the other county in providing jail facilities for the prisoners. The county board of the county from which the prisoners are sent, at its first session after their commitment, shall authorize the county auditor to issue to the county where they are committed orders upon the county treasurer for the maintenance of the prisoners while they remain in such jail.
History:
(10859) RL s 5474; 1929 c 320 s 1; 1951 c 319 s 1; 1953 c 299 s 1; 1959 c 499 s 4; 1969 c 615 s 1; 1971 c 60 s 3; 1975 c 94 s 6; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.14 — Jails; Separation Of Prisoners.

641.14 JAILS; SEPARATION OF PRISONERS.
The sheriff of each county is responsible for the operation and condition of the jail. If construction of the jail permits, the sheriff may permit multiple occupancy but the sheriff shall maintain strict separation of prisoners to the extent that separation is consistent with prisoners' security, safety, health, and welfare. The sheriff shall not keep in the same room or section of the jail:
(1) a minor under 18 years old and a prisoner who is 18 years old or older, unless:
(i) the minor has been committed to the commissioner of corrections under section 609.105;
(ii) the minor has been referred for adult prosecution and the prosecuting authority has filed a notice of intent to prosecute the matter for which the minor is being held under section 260B.125; or
(iii) the minor is 16 or 17 years old and has been indicted for murder in the first degree;
(2) a female prisoner and a male prisoner; and
(3) a minor under 18 years old and an extended jurisdiction juvenile 18 years old or older who is alleged to have violated the conditions of the stay of execution.
History:
(10862) RL s 5475; 1976 c 318 s 16; 1980 c 602 s 4; 1987 c 49 s 18; 1988 c 515 s 5; 1993 c 326 art 4 s 37; 1995 c 226 art 3 s 49; 1999 c 139 art 4 s 2; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 5 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.155 — Discharge Plans.

641.155 DISCHARGE PLANS.
Subdivision 1.
Discharge plans.
The commissioner of corrections shall develop and distribute a model discharge planning process for every county jail or county regional jail. The commissioner may specify different model discharge plans for prisoners who have been detained pretrial and prisoners who have been sentenced to jail. The commissioner must consult best practices and the most current correctional health care standards from national accrediting organizations. The commissioner must review and update the model process as needed.
Subd. 2.
Discharge plans for people with serious and persistent mental illnesses.
A person with a serious and persistent mental illness, as defined in section 245.462, subdivision 20, paragraph (c), who has been convicted and sentenced to serve three or more months and is being released from a county jail or county regional jail shall be referred to the appropriate staff in the county human services department at least 60 days before being released. The county human services department must complete a discharge plan with the prisoner no less than 14 days before release that may include:
(1) providing assistance in filling out an application for medical assistance or MinnesotaCare;
(2) making a referral for case management as outlined under section 245.467, subdivision 4;
(3) providing assistance in obtaining a state photo identification;
(4) securing a timely appointment with a psychiatrist or other appropriate community mental health providers; and
(5) providing prescriptions for a 30-day supply of all necessary medications.
Subd. 3.
Reentry coordination programs.
A county may establish a program to provide services and assist prisoners with reentering the community. Reentry services may include but are not limited to:
(1) providing assistance in meeting the basic needs of the prisoner immediately after release, including but not limited to provisions for transportation, clothing, food, and shelter;
(2) providing assistance in filling out an application for medical assistance or MinnesotaCare;
(3) providing assistance in obtaining a state photo identification;
(4) providing assistance in obtaining prescriptions for all necessary medications;
(5) coordinating services with the local county services agency or the social services agency in the county where the prisoner is a resident; and
(6) coordinating services with a community mental health or substance use disorder provider.
History:
1Sp2005 c 4 art 2 s 18; 2016 c 158 art 2 s 122; 2023 c 52 art 11 s 30
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.16 — Bibles.

641.16 BIBLES.
Every keeper of a jail shall provide for each prisoner able and willing to read it a copy of the Bible or the sacred book of another religion, at the expense of the county, and any clergy desirous of giving moral and religious instruction to requesting prisoners shall have access to them at proper times.
History:
(10864) RL s 5477; 1980 c 602 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.165 — Contraband Articles Forbidden; Penalty.

641.165 CONTRABAND ARTICLES FORBIDDEN; PENALTY.
Subdivision 1.
Definition.
"Contraband" is any controlled substance as defined in section 152.01, subdivision 4, or any intoxicating or alcoholic liquor or malt beverage.
Subd. 2.
Acts prohibited.
(a) Whoever introduces or in any manner causes the introduction of contraband, as defined in subdivision 1, into any jail, lockup, or correctional facility, as defined in section 241.021, subdivision 1, without the consent of the person in charge, or is found in possession of contraband while within the facility or upon the grounds thereof, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(b) Whoever introduces or in any manner causes the introduction of a dangerous weapon, as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 6, into any jail, lockup, or correctional facility, as defined in section 241.021, subdivision 1, without the consent of the person in charge, or is found in possession of a dangerous weapon while within the facility or upon the grounds thereof, is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years.
Subd. 3.
Exceptions.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to physicians carrying drugs into such institutions for use in the practice of their profession, nor to peace officers carrying revolvers or firearms in the discharge of their duties.
History:
1959 c 64 s 1; 1974 c 291 s 2; 1978 c 778 s 4; 1980 c 602 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.18 — Secure Confinement.

641.18 SECURE CONFINEMENT.
When any prisoner is unruly or disobeys any regulation for the management of jails, the prisoner may be kept in secure confinement as provided in section 641.09.
History:
(10866) RL s 5478; 1978 c 778 s 5; 1980 c 602 s 8; 2008 c 299 s 21
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.20 — Removal Of Prisoners In Case Of Fire.

641.20 REMOVAL OF PRISONERS IN CASE OF FIRE.
When, by reason of fire or other casualty, the prisoners in any jail are exposed to danger, the keeper may remove them to some safe place to avoid such danger.
History:
(10868) RL s 5480
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.21 — Jail; Advice On Construction.

641.21 JAIL; ADVICE ON CONSTRUCTION.
When any county board determines to purchase, lease or erect a new jail, or to repair an existing one at an expense of more than $15,000, it shall pass a resolution to that effect, and transmit a copy thereof to the commissioner of corrections, who, within 30 days thereafter, shall transmit to that county board the advice and suggestions in reference to the purchase, lease or construction thereof as the commissioner deems proper.
History:
(10869) RL s 5481; 1955 c 425 s 8; 1959 c 263 s 2; 1976 c 299 s 3; 1980 c 602 s 9; 2005 c 136 art 13 s 18
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.22 — Plans And Estimates Submitted.

641.22 PLANS AND ESTIMATES SUBMITTED.
After the receipt of the commissioner of correction's advice and suggestions, the board shall procure plans and estimates of the cost of the new jail or repairs, and submit the same to the commissioner for suggestions and for approval, so far as relates to the management, operation, and physical condition of the proposed building, and the security, safety, health, treatment, and discipline of persons detained or confined therein. Suggestions and approval shall be in writing and filed with the county auditor before any contract for purchase, lease, erection, or repairs shall be binding, or any warrant is drawn for payment for labor or materials therefor.
History:
(10870) RL s 5482; 1959 c 263 s 2; 1980 c 602 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.23 — Funds; How Provided.

641.23 FUNDS; HOW PROVIDED.
Before any contract is made for the erection of a county jail, sheriff's residence, or both, the county board shall either levy a sufficient tax to provide the necessary funds, or issue county bonds therefor in accordance with the provisions of chapter 475, provided that no election is required if the amount of all bonds issued for this purpose and interest on them which are due and payable in any year does not exceed an amount equal to 0.09671 percent of estimated market value of taxable property within the county, as last determined before the bonds are issued.
History:
(10871) RL s 5483; 1980 c 597 s 6; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1989 c 277 art 4 s 79; 1997 c 219 s 11; 2002 c 390 s 19; 2013 c 143 art 14 s 107
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.24 — Leasing.

641.24 LEASING.
The county may, by resolution of the county board, enter into a lease agreement with any statutory or home rule charter city situated within the county, or a county housing and redevelopment authority established pursuant to chapter 469 or any special law whereby the city or county housing and redevelopment authority will construct a jail or other law enforcement facilities for the county sheriff, deputy sheriffs, and other employees of the sheriff and other law enforcement agencies, in accordance with plans prepared by or at the request of the county board and, when required, approved by the commissioner of corrections and will finance it by the issuance of revenue bonds, and the county may lease the site and improvements for a term and upon rentals sufficient to produce revenue for the prompt payment of the bonds and all interest accruing thereon and, upon completion of payment, will acquire title thereto. The real and personal property acquired for the jail shall constitute a project and the lease agreement shall constitute a revenue agreement as contemplated in chapter 469, and all proceedings shall be taken by the city or county housing and redevelopment authority and the county in the manner and with the force and effect provided in chapter 469; provided that:
(1) no tax shall be imposed upon or in lieu of a tax upon the property;
(2) the approval of the project by the commissioner of commerce shall not be required;
(3) the Department of Corrections shall be furnished and shall record such information concerning each project as it may prescribe;
(4) the rentals required to be paid under the lease agreement shall not exceed in any year one-tenth of one percent of the estimated market value of property within the county, as last finally equalized before the execution of the agreement;
(5) the county board shall provide for the payment of all rentals due during the term of the lease, in the manner required in section 641.264, subdivision 2;
(6) no mortgage on the property shall be granted for the security of the bonds, but compliance with clause (5) hereof may be enforced as a nondiscretionary duty of the county board; and
(7) the county board may sublease any part of the jail property for purposes consistent with the maintenance and operation of a county jail or other law enforcement facility.
History:
(10872) RL s 5484; 1980 c 516 s 2; 1980 c 597 s 7; 1981 c 356 s 246; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 1, 115 subd 1; 1984 c 633 s 12; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1989 c 1 s 10; 1992 c 511 art 9 s 22; 1993 c 163 art 1 s 34; 2013 c 143 art 14 s 108
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.25 — District Jails; How Designated.

641.25 DISTRICT JAILS; HOW DESIGNATED.
The commissioner of corrections, with the consent of the county board, may designate any suitable jail in the state as a district jail, to be used for the detention of prisoners from other counties in addition to those of its own. If the jail or its management becomes unfit for that purpose, the commissioner may rescind its designation. Whenever there is no sufficient jail in any county, the examining judge, or upon the judge's own motion, upon application of the sheriff, may order any person charged with a criminal offense committed to a sufficient jail in some other county. If there is a district jail in the judicial district, the charged person shall be sent to it, or to any other nearer district jail designated by the judge. The sheriff of the county containing the district jail, on presentation of the order, shall receive, keep in custody, and deliver the charged person up upon the order of the court or a judge.
History:
(10873) RL s 5485; 1959 c 263 s 2; 1983 c 359 s 148; 1986 c 444; 2006 c 260 art 5 s 52
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.26 — Condemnation Of Jails.

641.26 CONDEMNATION OF JAILS.
When the jail of any county is insecure or otherwise unfit for use, the judge of the district court therein, on the recommendation of the grand jury or of the judge's own motion, may issue a written order condemning it; or, when the commissioner of corrections shall adjudge any county jail insecure or otherwise unfit for use, the commissioner may, with consent of the judge of the district court, issue a written order condemning it. After condemnation that jail shall not be used for the detention of any prisoner until the order of condemnation is rescinded.
History:
(10874) RL s 5486; 1959 c 263 s 2; 1976 c 299 s 4; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.261 — Regional Jails.

641.261 REGIONAL JAILS.
Subdivision 1.
Purpose of act.
The purpose of sections 641.261 to 641.266 is to enable counties to cooperate to provide adequate jail facilities with suitable work programs and rehabilitation and treatment services for persons whose commitment to a county jail is authorized by law.
Subd. 2.
Persons who may be committed.
The regional jail shall serve as a place of commitment for persons whose commitment to a county jail is authorized by law by a court having jurisdiction within the cooperating counties, subject to admission rules and charges for care as the regional jail board may prescribe. The regional jail board may also accept the commitment of persons whose commitment to a county jail is authorized by law by a court having jurisdiction outside the cooperating counties, subject to admission rules and charges for care as the regional jail board may prescribe.
Subd. 3.
Commissioner of corrections; powers, duties.
The commissioner of corrections shall promulgate, in the manner provided by law, rules relating to standards for county regional jails in the following matters:
(1) minimum aggregate population base upon which a county regional jail may be practically operated;
(2) site and buildings necessary for an adequate regional jail, considering such factors as inmate security, health, and work opportunities;
(3) qualifications of staff, and ratio of staff to inmate population;
(4) programs of work, rehabilitation, and treatment. When a county regional jail does not comply with the standards so promulgated, a judge of the district court or the commissioner of corrections may institute condemnation proceedings in the manner provided in Minnesota Statutes 1961, section 641.26.
Subd. 4.
Lengthy imprisonment.
Upon certification by the commissioner of corrections to those courts described in subdivision 2 that a regional jail has complied with the provisions of subdivision 3, all persons sentenced to imprisonment in a county jail by such courts for more than seven days, except those sentenced under section 631.425, or subject to detention in a county jail pending trial or other disposition of their cases for periods in excess of 14 days must be committed to or detained in a regional jail in the manner provided in subdivision 2.
History:
1963 c 452 s 1; 1971 c 591 s 1; 1985 c 248 s 70
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons › Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails › Section 641.262 — Establishment Of Regional Jails By Contiguous Counties.

641.262 ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL JAILS BY CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES.
Subdivision 1.
Action by county board.
Two or more counties, each contiguous at one or more points with one or more of the other counties, may cooperate to establish, operate, and maintain a regional jail in the manner provided in sections 641.261 to 641.266. A county may join with other counties in the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a regional jail by majority vote of its county board. A county board so voting shall also appropriate its approximate proportionate share of the initial expenses of the proposed county regional jail, which proportion is estimated in the manner provided in section 641.264, subdivision 2, and which is paid over upon receiving notice from the regional jail board as provided in section 641.263, subdivision 1.
Subd. 2.
Regional jail board; membership, term, compensation.
The county board of each cooperating county shall appoint two members to a board to be known as the regional jail board. Members appointed to the board shall be county commissioners. One of the members first appointed to the regional jail board shall be appointed for a term expiring on June 30 next following appointment, the other for a term expiring one year later. After the appointment of the first members, one succeeding member shall be appointed each year for a two-year period beginning on July 1. Each appointee shall hold office until a successor is appointed and has qualified. Vacancies are filled by the appointing power. The members of the regional jail board serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for all necessary expenses incurred by them in performance of their official duties. This reimbursement is payable by the county from which the member is appointed, until the regional jail fund is established. When the regional jail fund is established, reimbursement shall be made from that fund. Reimbursement authorized by this subdivision is in addition to any reimbursement received by a regional jail board member who is also a member of a county board.
Subd. 3.
Board meetings.
As soon as possible after the appointment of the members of the regional jail board by the cooperating counties, the regional jail board shall hold a joint meeting and shall elect a chair, vice-chair, and secretary. The county board of the county first appointing members to the regional jail board shall call the first meeting of the board and shall designate the place of meeting. The regional jail board shall meet at least annually thereafter at a place designated by the regional jail board and may meet at such other times and places as it considers necessary.
History:
1963 c 452 s 2; 1980 c 597 s 8; 1986 c 444