Subdivision 1. General. The commissioner of corrections shall keep in the commissioner's office, accessible only by the commissioner's consent or on the order of a judge or court of record, a record showing the residence, sex, age, nativity, occupation, civil condition, and date of entrance or commitment of every person, inmate, or convict in the facilities under the commissioner's exclusive control, the date of discharge and whether such discharge was final, the condition of such person when the person left the facility, and the date and cause of all deaths. The records shall state every transfer from one facility to another, naming each. This information shall be furnished to the commissioner of corrections by each facility, with such other obtainable facts as the commissioner may from time to time require. The chief executive officer of each such facility, within ten days after the commitment or entrance thereto of a person, inmate, or convict, shall cause a true copy of the entrance record to be forwarded to the commissioner of corrections. When a person, inmate, or convict leaves, is discharged or transferred, or dies in any facility, the chief executive officer, or other person in charge shall inform the commissioner of corrections within ten days thereafter on forms furnished by the commissioner.
The commissioner of corrections may authorize the chief executive officer of any facility under the commissioner's control to release to probation officers, local social services agencies or other specifically designated interested persons or agencies any information regarding any person, inmate, or convict thereat, if, in the opinion of the commissioner, it will be for the benefit of the person, inmate, or convict.
Subd. 2. Sex offender information provided to supervising corrections agency. When an offender who is required to register as a predatory offender under section 243.166 is being released from prison, the commissioner shall provide to the corrections agency that will supervise the offender, the offender's prison records relating to psychological assessments, medical and mental health issues, and treatment.
Subd. 3. Substance abuse information provided to supervising corrections agency. When an offender is being released from prison, the commissioner shall provide to the corrections agency that will supervise the offender prison records relating to that offender's prison-based substance abuse assessments, treatment, and any other substance abuse-related services provided to the offender. If the offender did not participate in the prison-based substance abuse program to which the offender was directed, the commissioner shall provide the supervising agency with an explanation of the reasons.
1961 c 750 s 13 subd 2; 1979 c 102 s 13; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 631 s 31; 2005 c 136 art 3 s 3; 2006 c 260 art 4 s 5
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 241 - 244 — Corrections
Chapter 241 — Corrections; Department; Facilities
Section 241.01 — Creation Of Department.
Section 241.016 — Annual Performance Report Required.
Section 241.018 — Per Diem Calculation.
Section 241.02 — Transfer Of Powers And Duties.
Section 241.021 — Licensing And Supervision Of Facilities.
Section 241.023 — Designation Of State Correctional Facilities.
Section 241.025 — Fugitive Apprehension Unit.
Section 241.026 — Correctional Officers Discipline Procedures.
Section 241.05 — Religious Activities.
Section 241.06 — Record Of Inmates; Commissioner Of Corrections.
Section 241.065 — Conditional Release Data System.
Section 241.067 — Release Of Inmates; Duties Of Commissioner.
Section 241.068 — Homelessness Mitigation Plan; Annual Reporting On Homelessness.
Section 241.07 — Transfer Of Inmates To Other State Institutions.
Section 241.08 — Money Of Inmates Of Correctional Institutions.
Section 241.09 — Unclaimed Money Or Personal Property Of Inmates Of Correctional Facilities.
Section 241.10 — Disposal Of Funds; Correctional Institutions.
Section 241.105 — Social Security Administration Incentive Payments; Inmate Discharge Planning.
Section 241.11 — Protection Against Fire.
Section 241.13 — Contingent Account; Damage Deposits; Correctional Institutions.
Section 241.14 — Physical Examinations For Employment In Correctional Facilities.
Section 241.16 — Cemetery At Correctional Facilities.
Section 241.18 — Abandonment Of Cemetery; Court Order.
Section 241.20 — Inmates To Do Conservation Work.
Section 241.21 — Inmates Available To State Departments.
Section 241.22 — May Expend Money.
Section 241.23 — Chief Executive Officer To Make Selection.
Section 241.241 — Prison Gardening Program.
Section 241.251 — Press And Media Access For Inmates.
Section 241.26 — Private Employment Of Inmates Of State Correctional Institutions In Community.
Section 241.265 — Higher Education; Certain Payments Prohibited.
Section 241.271 — Reimbursement Of Counties And Municipalities; Budget Request.
Section 241.272 — Fee Collection.
Section 241.275 — Productive Day Initiative Programs; Correctional Facilities.
Section 241.278 — Agreements For Work Force Of State Or County Jail Inmates.
Section 241.30 — Powers With Relation To Compact.
Section 241.301 — Fingerprints Of Inmates, Parolees, And Probationers From Other States.
Section 241.31 — Establishment And Operation By Municipality.
Section 241.32 — Establishment And Operation By State.
Section 241.331 — Conditions For Applicability Of Procedures.
Section 241.332 — Information Required To Be Given To Individuals.
Section 241.333 — Disclosure Of Positive Blood-borne Pathogen Test Results.
Section 241.334 — Consent Procedures Generally.
Section 241.335 — Testing Of Available Blood.
Section 241.336 — Blood Sample Collection For Testing.
Section 241.337 — No Care Or Treatment Withheld.
Section 241.338 — Use Of Test Results.
Section 241.339 — Test Information Confidentiality.
Section 241.341 — Protocol For Exposure To Blood-borne Pathogens.
Section 241.40 — Periodic Reviews Of Substance Abuse Assessment Process.
Section 241.415 — Release Plans; Substance Abuse.
Section 241.416 — Substance Abuse Programs; Record Keeping.
Section 241.67 — Sex Offender Treatment; Programs; Standards; Data.
Section 241.69 — Mental Health Unit; Establishment.
Section 241.70 — Programs For Female Offenders.
Section 241.71 — Creation Of Advisory Task Force.
Section 241.72 — Program Funding.
Section 241.73 — Duties Of Commissioner.
Section 241.75 — Inmate Health Care Decisions.
Section 241.80 — American Indian Cultural Program.
Section 241.85 — Educational Assessments.
Section 241.86 — Mentoring Grant For Children Of Incarcerated Parents.
Section 241.88 — Restraining An Incarcerated Pregnant Woman.
Section 241.89 — Requirements For An Incarcerated Woman.
Section 241.90 — Office Of Ombudsperson; Creation; Qualifications; Function.
Section 241.92 — Organization Of Office Of Ombudsperson.
Section 241.93 — Powers Of Ombudsperson; Investigations; Action On Complaints; Recommendations.