1997 Minnesota Statutes

     241.05 Religious instruction.  

    The commissioner of corrections shall provide at least one 
 hour, on the first day of each week, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 
 p.m., for religious instruction to inmates of all prisons and 
 reformatories under the commissioner's control, during which 
 members of the clergy of good standing in any church or 
 denomination may freely administer and impart religious rites 
 and instruction to those desiring the same.  The commissioner 
 shall provide a private room where such instruction can be given 
 by members of the clergy of the denomination desired by the 
 inmate, or, in case of minors, by the parents or guardian, and, 
 in case of sickness, some other day or hour may be designated; 
 but all sectarian practices are prohibited, and no officer or 
 employee of the institution shall attempt to influence the 
 religious belief of any inmate, and none shall be required to 
 attend religious services against the inmate's will.  

    HIST: (4452) RL s 1903; 1959 c 263 s 2; 1986 c 444