The county board of each county is authorized to construct, purchase, or lease, regulate and maintain, at the expense of the county, a jail for the safekeeping of prisoners, and also, adjoining and connected to it, a residence for the use of the sheriff.
Any peace officer placing a prisoner in the jail shall report immediately to the officer's superior officer concerning the fact of that placement. No prisoner shall be detained without a jailer or custodian present in the jail, awake and alert at all times, capable of responding to the reasonable needs of the prisoner.
(10947) RL s 5462; 1955 c 425 s 1; 1980 c 602 s 1
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons
Chapter 641 — County And Regional Jails
Section 641.01 — Jail Construction And Maintenance; Prisoner Placement.
Section 641.02 — Fugitives From Justice; Fee.
Section 641.03 — Federal Prisoners; Fee.
Section 641.035 — Out-of-state Prisoners.
Section 641.04 — Prisoner Commitment Papers.
Section 641.05 — Record Of Inmates; Court; Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension.
Section 641.06 — Appointment Of Employees; Compensation.
Section 641.07 — Prisoners; Labor.
Section 641.09 — Power Of Officers.
Section 641.10 — Payment For Labor; Protection.
Section 641.12 — Collection Of Fees And Board Bills.
Section 641.13 — Prisoners From Other Counties; Boarding Fees.
Section 641.14 — Jails; Separation Of Prisoners.
Section 641.15 — Prisoners; Feeding; Care.
Section 641.155 — Discharge Plans; Offenders With Serious And Persistent Mental Illness.
Section 641.165 — Contraband Articles Forbidden; Penalty.
Section 641.18 — Secure Confinement.
Section 641.20 — Removal Of Prisoners In Case Of Fire.
Section 641.21 — Jail; Advice On Construction.
Section 641.22 — Plans And Estimates Submitted.
Section 641.23 — Funds; How Provided.
Section 641.25 — District Jails; How Designated.
Section 641.26 — Condemnation Of Jails.
Section 641.261 — Regional Jails.
Section 641.262 — Establishment Of Regional Jails By Contiguous Counties.
Section 641.263 — Powers, Duties Of Board.