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 […]
Section 641.263 — Powers, Duties Of Board.
641.263 POWERS, DUTIES OF BOARD. Subdivision 1. Initial financing. When the regional jail board is satisfied that each cooperating county has appropriated its share of the initial expenses of the regional jail, it shall so certify to the county board of each cooperating county. The county board of each cooperating county then shall order its […]
Section 641.264 — Financing.
641.264 FINANCING. Subdivision 1. Capital improvements; bond issues and leases. The construction or acquisition, the equipping, and subsequent improvement of a county regional jail may be financed in whole or in part by the issuance of general obligation bonds of the cooperating counties in the manner provided in section 641.23 or by the issuance of […]
Section 641.265 — Admission; Withdrawal Of Counties.
641.265 ADMISSION; WITHDRAWAL OF COUNTIES. Subdivision 1. Admission. A county which could cooperate in a regional jail system under the provisions of section 641.262, subdivision 1, but has not cooperated in its formation, may acquire an interest in the regional jail if the county board of each of the cooperating counties decides, by majority vote, […]
Section 641.266 — Reports.
641.266 REPORTS. The regional jail board shall annually, and at such other times as required by the county board of a cooperating county, make a complete report regarding the cost of operation of the jail, its inmate population, and its work, treatment, and rehabilitation programs. The regional jail board shall furnish such other information as […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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