Subdivision 1. Compensation. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of corrections may provide for the payment to inmates of correctional facilities under the commissioner's management and control any pecuniary compensation the commissioner deems proper, the amount of compensation to depend upon the quality and character of the work performed as determined by the commissioner of corrections and the chief executive officer. Inmates who because of illness or physical disability cannot work may be paid a minimal amount per day as determined by the commissioner. These earnings shall be paid out of the fund provided for the carrying on of the work in which the inmate is engaged when employed on state account, or from the current expense fund of the facility as the commissioner of corrections determines.
Subd. 2. Inmate payment of board and room. The commissioner may promulgate rules requiring the inmates of adult correctional facilities under the commissioner's control to pay all or a part of the cost of their board, room, clothing, medical, dental and other correctional services. These costs are payable from any earnings of the inmate, including earnings from private industry established at state correctional facilities pursuant to section 243.88. All sums of money received pursuant to the payments made for correctional services as authorized in this subdivision are available for use by the commissioner during the current and subsequent fiscal year, and are appropriated to the commissioner of corrections for the purposes of the fund from which the earnings were paid.
Subd. 3. Exceptions. Notwithstanding sections 241.26, subdivision 5, and 243.24, subdivision 1, the commissioner may make deductions from funds earned under subdivision 1, or other funds in an inmate account, and section 243.88, subdivision 2. The commissioner shall make deductions for the following expenses in the following order of priority:
(1) federal and state taxes;
(2) repayment of advances;
(3) gate money as provided in section 243.24;
(4) support of families and dependent relatives of the respective inmates;
(5) payment of court-ordered restitution;
(6) room and board or other costs of confinement;
(7) medical expenses incurred under section 243.212;
(8) payment of fees and costs in a civil action commenced by an inmate;
(9) payment of fines, surcharges, or other fees assessed or ordered by a court;
(10) contribution to the Crime Victims Reparations Board created under section 611A.55, provided that the contribution shall not be more than 20 percent of an inmate's gross wages;
(11) the payment of restitution to the commissioner ordered by prison disciplinary hearing officers for damage to property caused by an inmate's conduct;
(12) restitution to staff ordered by a prison disciplinary hearing officer for damage to property caused by an inmate's conduct;
(13) restitution to another inmate ordered by a prison disciplinary hearing officer for personal injury to another caused by an inmate's conduct; and
(14) discharge of any legal obligations arising out of litigation under this subdivision.
The commissioner may authorize the payment of court-ordered restitution from an inmate's wages when the restitution was ordered by the court as a sanction for the conviction of an offense which is not the offense of commitment, including offenses which occurred prior to the offense for which the inmate was committed to the commissioner. An inmate of an adult correctional facility under the control of the commissioner is subject to actions for the enforcement of support obligations and reimbursement of any public assistance rendered the dependent family and relatives. The commissioner may conditionally release an inmate who is a party to an action under this subdivision and provide for the inmate's detention in a local detention facility convenient to the place of the hearing when the inmate is not engaged in preparation and defense.
(10820) 1909 c 304 s 1; 1943 c 430 s 1; 1955 c 661 s 1; 1959 c 263 s 2; 1967 c 398 s 4; 1967 c 424 s 1; 1973 c 307 s 1; 1977 c 392 s 7; 1979 c 102 s 13; 1983 c 262 art 2 s 2; 1985 c 220 s 3; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 252 s 5; 1993 c 326 art 8 s 8; 1993 c 375 art 17 s 5; 1994 c 636 art 6 s 11; 1995 c 226 art 5 s 4; 1999 c 126 s 7
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 241 - 244 — Corrections
Chapter 243 — Corrections; Adults
Section 243.05 — Commissioner Of Corrections; Powers, Limitations.
Section 243.055 — Computer Restrictions.
Section 243.15 — Female Prisoners; Pregnant.
Section 243.1605 — Interstate Compact For Adult Offender Supervision.
Section 243.1606 — Advisory Council On Interstate Adult Offender Supervision.
Section 243.1607 — Interstate Adult Offender Supervision Compact Administrator.
Section 243.161 — Residing In Minnesota Without Permission Under Interstate Compact; Penalty.
Section 243.166 — Registration Of Predatory Offenders.
Section 243.167 — Registration Under Predatory Offender Registration Law For Other Offenses.
Section 243.17 — Sheriff, Expenses Conveying Prisoners.
Section 243.20 — Discharge; Clothing; Money.
Section 243.21 — Trespassing Upon Institution Grounds; Detention.
Section 243.211 — Unauthorized Communication With Prisoners.
Section 243.212 — Co-payments For Health Services.
Section 243.23 — Compensation Paid To Inmates.
Section 243.24 — Money, How Used; Forfeiture.
Section 243.241 — Civil Action Money Damages.
Section 243.251 — Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Section 243.255 — Private Insurance Policies; Subrogation.
Section 243.40 — Minnesota Correctional Facility-stillwater.
Section 243.465 — Diversified Labor Accounts.
Section 243.48 — Visitors; State Correctional Facilities.
Section 243.49 — Commitment Papers; Duty Of Court Administrator.
Section 243.50 — Payment Of Court Reporter.
Section 243.51 — United States Prisoners; Prisoners From Other States.
Section 243.515 — Transfer Under Treaty; Extradition Under Treaty.
Section 243.52 — Discipline; Prevention Of Escape; Duty To Report.
Section 243.521 — Administrative And Disciplinary Segregation.
Section 243.53 — Correctional Institutions; Occupancy Limits Of Cells.
Section 243.55 — Contraband Articles; Exceptions; Penalty.
Section 243.552 — Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Prohibition.
Section 243.555 — Smoking By Inmates Prohibited.
Section 243.556 — Restrictions On Inmates' Computer Access.
Section 243.557 — Inmate Meals.
Section 243.56 — Communication With Chief Executive Officer And Commissioner.
Section 243.57 — Contagious Disease; Removal Of Inmates.
Section 243.58 — Escaped Inmates; Warrant; Reward.
Section 243.59 — Communication With Inmates.
Section 243.61 — Contract Labor; Tools And Machinery.
Section 243.62 — Selling Of Labor Of Inmates Prohibited.
Section 243.75 — Minnesota Correctional Facility-st. Cloud.
Section 243.87 — Goods Made For National Defense.
Section 243.88 — Private Industry On Grounds Of Correctional Institutions.
Section 243.90 — Minnesota Correctional Facility-shakopee.
Section 243.91 — Transfer Of Female Offenders.
Section 243.93 — Correctional Facility Site Selection Committee.