1998 Minnesota Statutes

     242.44 Pupils. 

    The commissioner of corrections, so far as the 
 accommodations of the correctional facilities and other means at 
 the commissioner's disposal will permit, shall receive and keep 
 until they reach 19 years of age, or until placed in homes, or 
 discharged, all persons committed to the commissioner's care and 
 custody by a juvenile court.  The commissioner may place these 
 youths at employment, may provide education suitable to their 
 years and capacity, and may place them in suitable homes.  Under 
 rules prescribed by the commissioner, when deemed best for these 
 youths, they may be paroled or discharged from the facility by 
 the commissioner.  All pupils in the facility shall be clothed, 
 instructed, and maintained at the expense of the state. 

    HIST: (4473) RL s 1907; 1949 c 260 s 1; 1949 c 561 s 4; 1973 c 
 68 s 4; 1973 c 654 s 15; 1973 c 725 s 42; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1981 c 
 192 s 8; 1982 c 615 s 3; 1986 c 444