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MN HF4578
Bill
Status
4/28/2020
Primary Sponsor
Mike Freiberg
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AI Summary
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Repeals the requirement that the commissioner of corrections house inmates in multiple occupancy cells to the greatest extent possible in custody level one, two, three, and four institutions.
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Retains the requirement that each inmate be confined in a separate cell when sufficient cells are available.
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Maintains the mandate that custody level five institutions confine each inmate in a separate cell.
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Removes language requiring multiple occupancy in lower-security facilities except segregation units, while preserving existing facility infrastructure and programming space limitations.
Legislative Description
Correctional institutions; requirement to house inmates in multiple occupancy cells to greatest extent possible repealed.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy Division
4/28/2020