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 […]
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 641.07 — 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Section 641.12 — Collection Of Fees And Board Bills.
641.12 COLLECTION OF FEES AND BOARD BILLS. Subdivision 1. Fee. A county board may require that each person who is booked for confinement at a county or regional jail, and not released upon completion of the booking process, pay a fee to the sheriff’s department of the county in which the jail is located to […]