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MN SF3192

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/24/2016

Primary Sponsor

Lyle Koenen

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature 2015-2016

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Commissioner of Corrections to house offenders in nonpublicly owned facilities in addition to state Department of Corrections facilities.
  • Grants the commissioner power to determine the place of confinement of committed persons in correctional facilities, other Department of Corrections facilities, or nonpublicly owned facilities.
  • Requires the commissioner to enter into a contract to lease and operate an existing prison facility with a capacity of at least 1,500 beds located in Appleton, Minnesota to address bed capacity shortfalls.
  • Maintains existing prohibitions on closing Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater or Minnesota Correctional Facility-St. Cloud without legislative approval.
  • Amends Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 241.01, subdivision 3a.

Legislative Description

Appleton correctional facility lease by commissioner of corrections authorization

Last Action

Referred to Judiciary

3/24/2016

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/24/2016

Full Bill Text

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