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 641.25 — 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 641.155 — Discharge Plans; Offenders With Serious And Persistent Mental Illness.
641.155 DISCHARGE PLANS; OFFENDERS WITH SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS. The commissioner of corrections shall develop a model discharge planning process for every offender 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]