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. […]
Section 641.15 — Prisoners; Feeding; Care.
641.15 PRISONERS; FEEDING; CARE. Subdivision 1. Clothing and care. The county board shall provide suitable jail clothing, without distinctive marks, underclothing, linen and bedding, towels, and medical aid for prisoners, and fuel for the jail and, if adjoining and connected, the sheriff’s residence. The sheriff may require a prisoner to wear jail clothing during confinement, […]
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 641.01 — 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]