as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 01/13/1997 |
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to corrections; requiring a minimum of 50 1.3 percent of capacity in multiple occupancy in medium 1.4 security institutions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1.5 1996, section 243.53. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 243.53, is 1.8 amended to read: 1.9 243.53 [SEPARATE CELLS; MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY STANDARDS.] 1.10 Subdivision 1. [SEPARATE CELLS.] When there are cells 1.11 sufficient, eachconvictinmate shall be confined in a separate 1.12 cell. Each inmate shall be confined in a separate cell 1.13 inclose, maximum, and high security facilitiescustody level 1.14 five and level six institutions, including the St. Cloud, 1.15 Stillwater, and Oak Park Heights facilities, but not 1.16 includinggeriatric or honordormitory-typefacilitieshousing. 1.17 Subd. 2. [MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY STANDARDS.]A medium security1.18correctional facility that is built or remodeled after July 1,1.191992, for the purpose of increasing inmate capacity must be1.20designed and built toCustody level one through level four 1.21 institutions shall comply with multiple occupancy standards 1.22 fornot more thanat least one-half of the facility's capacity 1.23and must include a maximum capacity figure.A minimum security1.24correctional facility that is built or remodeled after July 1,1.251992, must be designed and built to comply with minimum security2.1multiple occupancy standards.Multiple occupancy standards must 2.2 include double celling and a maximum capacity figure.