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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 641.08 — 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 […]
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 […]