Subdivision 1. Approval, standards required. The commissioner of corrections shall not approve any plan for the construction of a lockup, or repairs to an existing lockup at an estimated cost of more than $5,000, unless the plan meets the standards established by the commissioner's rules.
Subd. 2. Jailer or custodian. No prisoner shall be detained without a jailer or custodian present in the lockup, awake and alert at all times, capable of responding to the reasonable needs of the prisoner.
(10876) RL s 5488; 1913 c 438 s 1; 1955 c 491 s 2; 1959 c 263 s 2; 1976 c 299 s 6; 1980 c 602 s 11
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons
Section 642.01 — Lockups; Establishment.
Section 642.02 — Construction, Repair; Presence Of Jailer.
Section 642.03 — Temporary Police Stations And Lockups In Certain Cases In Cities Of First Class.
Section 642.04 — Prisoners Sent To Jails Outside City.
Section 642.05 — Lawful Custody Of Person.
Section 642.06 — County Jail; Use By City Of First Class.
Section 642.07 — Chief Of Police; Duties.
Section 642.08 — Jailer For Opposite Sex; Compensation, Duties.
Section 642.09 — Inspection; Agent Of Community Health Board; Sheriff.
Section 642.10 — Condemnation Of Lockup.
Section 642.11 — Condemnation; How Enforced.
Section 642.12 — Inmates; Liquor And Controlled Substances; Prohibition.