2007 Minnesota Statutes
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241.05 RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES.
The commissioner of corrections shall allow inmates of all prisons and reformatories under
the commissioner's control to participate in religious activities, 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 them. No officer or employee of the institution shall attempt
to influence the religious belief of any inmate, and no inmate shall be required to attend religious
services against the inmate's will.
History: (4452) RL s 1903; 1959 c 263 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1998 c 367 art 9 s 5
The commissioner of corrections shall allow inmates of all prisons and reformatories under
the commissioner's control to participate in religious activities, 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 them. No officer or employee of the institution shall attempt
to influence the religious belief of any inmate, and no inmate shall be required to attend religious
services against the inmate's will.
History: (4452) RL s 1903; 1959 c 263 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1998 c 367 art 9 s 5
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