Minnesota Administrative Code

2905.0100 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Scope. For the purposes of this chapter the following terms have the meanings given them. Subp. 2. Act. "Act" means the Community Corrections Act, Minnesota Statutes, chapter 401. Subp. 3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of co…

2905.0200 INTRODUCTION. Subpart 1. Authority. Minnesota Statutes, section 401.03 provides that the commissioner of corrections promulgate rules for the implementation of Minnesota Statutes, sections 401.01 to 401.16. This chapter is intended to meet that requirement. Subp. 2. Pur…

2905.0300 APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION. Subpart 1. Application. Application for participation by a county or group of counties pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 401.02, subdivision 1, shall consist of a resolution of intent to participate under the provisions of the Commun…

2905.0400 DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. Subpart 1. Technical assistance. The commissioner shall ensure that the local units of government are provided with technical assistance from the Minnesota Department of Corrections in the development of a comprehensive plan. Subp. 2. …

2905.0500 CHANGES IN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND BUDGET. Subpart 1. General requirement. When participating counties wish to change the comprehensive plan during the calendar year, it shall be done by amendment, reallocation, or transfer. Subp. 2. Amendment. Amendments will be require…

2905.0600 INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND EVALUATION. Subpart 1. Information system. Each community corrections system must develop and implement an information system which is in compliance with applicable security and privacy regulations; and must annually provide data requested by the…

2905.0700 TRAINING AND EDUCATION. Subpart 1. Training. Each county or group of counties participating in the act shall implement training programs necessary to meet the needs of line staff, administrative staff, the local corrections advisory board, major components of the local …

2905.0800 FISCAL MANAGEMENT. A community corrections system shall designate one person for the supervision of all fiscal matters related to the subsidy received under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 401.01 to 401.16. This person shall comply with state and county r…

2905.0900 COUNTY ASSUMPTION OF STATE PROBATION, PAROLE, AND SUPERVISED RELEASE CASES. Subpart 1. Service. Each county participating under the act shall provide service to all interstate and intrastate probation, parole, and supervised release clients. Subp. 2. Training. The commi…

2905.1000 USE OF EXISTING COMMUNITY RESOURCES. Subpart 1. Local resources. Each community corrections system shall utilize agencies and organizations established in the community to deliver medical and mental health care, education, counseling and rehabilitative services, employm…

2905.1100 PROGRAM RELEVANCE TO CORRECTIONAL OBJECTIVES. Each program specified in the comprehensive plan or designated to receive Community Corrections Act funds shall have a clear relationship to correctional objectives. Programs for which no such relationship can be demonstrate…

2905.1200 LOCAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. Subpart 1. Program requirements. Each community corrections system shall take such action as necessary to assure that programs utilized by the system are in compliance with items A to D and will provide written assurance of the existence of …

2911.0100 INTRODUCTION. A. This chapter provides minimum standards for public and private correctional facilities throughout the state established and operated for the detention and confinement of persons detained or confined according to law except to the extent that they are in…

2911.0200 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Scope. For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings given them. Subp. 2. Administrative segregation. "Administrative segregation" means the status of an inmate prone to escape, prone to assault staff or other inmates, or…

2911.0300 INTENDED USE AND NONCONFORMANCE WITH RULES. Subpart 1. Intended use. A facility shall be used only according to its classification, Class I to Class VI, as approved by the Department of Corrections. A Class I facility may be approved by the commissioner to house inmates…

2911.0330 APPROVED CAPACITY. Subpart 1. [Repealed, 38 SR 523] Subp. 2. Approved bed capacity. Approved bed capacity, excluding holding areas and beds designed for disciplinary or administrative segregation purposes, shall be based on the following criteria: A. single occupancy ce…

2911.0340 DESIGN CAPACITY. Subpart 1. Design capacity. The "design capacity" of a facility is determined by the number of beds in the facility as calculated in the same manner as for approved bed capacity with the addition of holding cells and those beds designed for segregation …

2911.0360 OPERATIONAL BED CAPACITY. The operational bed capacity of the facility shall be a percentage of the approved bed capacity level to accommodate peak population demands and separation requirements, and partial closing for maintenance and housekeeping. Statutory Authority:…

2911.0370 VARIANCE BED CAPACITY. When a variance is authorized by the Department of Corrections pursuant to part 2911.0400, subpart 1, the facility may exceed its bed capacity level. Statutory Authority: MS s 241.021 History: 23 SR 1834; 38 SR 523 Published Electronically: Decemb…

2911.0400 VARIANCES. Subpart 1. Variances, generally. The granting of a variance under this part for one facility shall not constitute a precedent for any other facility. The granting and denial of variances shall be in writing and made within 30 days of the request for a varianc…

2911.0600 STAFF RECRUITMENT. Custody personnel shall be a minimum of 18 years of age. Recruitment standards shall set forth the basic requirements as to age, ability, preparatory experience, physical condition, and character. Recruitment standards shall also establish factors tha…

2911.0700 EMPLOYEE EVALUATION. Consistent with Minnesota Statutes, an employee shall complete a probationary period and be evaluated during the probationary period before being permanently appointed. The evaluation shall be in writing, discussed with the employee, and made a part…

2911.0800 EXTRA DUTY. An employee shall be scheduled for no more than 12 hours consecutive work in any 24 hours except where unusual circumstances require reasonable and prudent exception. Coverage for vacations, military leave, jury duty, scheduled training, and similar activiti…

2911.0900 STAFFING REQUIREMENTS. Subpart 1. Staffing plan and staffing analysis. The facility administrator shall prepare and retain a staffing plan. The staffing plan shall identify: A. jail personnel assignments for: (1) facility administration and supervision; (2) facility pro…

2911.1000 TRAINING PLAN. A facility administrator or designee shall develop and implement a training plan for the orientation of new employees and volunteers and provide for continuing in-service training programs for all employees and volunteers. Training plans shall be document…

2911.1100 [Renumbered 2911.1200 subpart 1] Published Electronically: December 20, 2013

2911.1200 CLERICAL AND SUPPORT EMPLOYEES WITH REGULAR OR DAILY INMATE CONTACT; TRAINING. Subpart 1. Minimal inmate contact. A facility shall have a written policy and procedure that provides that all new clerical and support employees that have minimal inmate contact receive 24 h…

2911.1300 CUSTODY STAFF TRAINING. A facility shall have a written policy and procedure that provides that all custody staff receive 120 hours of orientation and training during the first year of employment. Forty of these hours are completed prior to being independently assigned …

2911.1350 MEDICAL TRAINING FOR CUSTODY STAFF. By policy and procedure a training program shall be established by the facility administrator in cooperation with the health authority, that provides instruction in the following areas: A. first aid training for custody personnel resp…

2911.1400 ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGERIAL STAFF TRAINING. A facility shall have a written policy and procedure that provides that the facility's administrative and managerial staff receive at least 16 hours of orientation. Orientation training shall include, at a minimum, general m…

2911.1500 PROGRAM STAFF TRAINING. A facility shall have a written policy and procedure that provides that the facility's program personnel receive at least 40 hours of orientation and training in the first year of employment, and at least 16 hours of training each year thereafter…

2911.1600 DESIGNATED TRAINING OFFICER. A facility shall have a designated training officer responsible for: A. maintenance of training plans as required in part 2911.1000; B. maintenance of training records in sufficient detail to allow inspector assessment of compliance with par…

2911.1700 WAIVERS OF TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. Training requirements may be waived by the facility administrator or a designated training officer: A. when it has been determined that an individual has received equivalent training within an appropriate time before employment such as …

2911.1800 JOB DESCRIPTIONS. A facility administrator or designee shall have a written job description for all position classifications and post assignments that define responsibilities, duties, and qualifications. Statutory Authority: MS s 241.021 History: 23 SR 1834; 38 SR 523 P…

2911.1900 POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUALS. A facility shall have a written policy and procedure manual that is electronically available to staff and relevant regulatory authorities and defines the philosophy and method for operating and maintaining the facility. This manual shall be…

2911.2100 STORAGE AND PRESERVATION OF RECORDS. Space shall be provided for the safe storage of records. Statutory Authority: MS s 241.021 History: 23 SR 1834; 38 SR 523 Published Electronically: December 20, 2013

2911.2200 FILING AND DISPOSITION OF INMATE RECORDS. Inmate records shall be filed into individual folders or maintained through technology such as computerized record systems that permit an inmate's record to be readily accessed at one source. Statutory Authority: MS s 241.021 Hi…

2911.2300 PRIVACY OF AND ACCESS TO INMATE RECORDS. Privacy of inmate records and inmate access to factual, nonconfidential data in the inmate's personal files shall be provided in conformity with state law. Statutory Authority: MS s 241.021 History: 23 SR 1834; 38 SR 523 Publishe…

2911.2400 DETENTION INFORMATION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. The facility administrator shall designate a staff person responsible for reporting of information on persons detained or incarcerated to the DOC in a manner consistent with requirements in the DOC's Statewide Supervision Syste…

2911.2500 SEPARATION OF INMATES. Subpart 1. General. A combination of separate housing units inclusive of special management areas, general population, and minimum security areas and cells, dormitories, and dayroom spaces shall be provided to properly segregate inmates pursuant t…

2911.2525 ADMISSIONS. Subpart 1. Policies and procedures. A facility shall have written policies and procedures for processing new inmates to the facility to include, at a minimum, the following: A. obtaining and documenting available emergency medical information within two hour…

2911.2550 RELEASES. Subpart 1. Release procedures. A facility shall have written procedures for releasing inmates that include, at a minimum, the following: A. verification of identity; B. verification of authority to release; C. return of stored property with a receipt for the i…

2911.2600 CLASSIFICATION OF INMATES. Subpart 1. Policy and procedure. A facility shall have a written policy and procedure that provides for inmate classification in terms of level of custody required, housing assignment, participation in facility programs, and use of any overrid…

2911.2700 INFORMATION TO INMATES. Subpart 1. Information made available to inmates. Copies of policies and rules governing conduct and disciplinary consequences; procedures for obtaining personal hygiene and commissary items; and policies governing visiting, correspondence, bathi…

2911.2750 INMATE HYGIENE. Subpart 1. Personal hygiene. The facility administrator or designee shall have and implement a written policy for personal hygiene practices of all inmates to include special assistance for those inmates who are unable to care for themselves. A written p…

2911.2800 ADMINISTRATIVE SEGREGATION. Subpart 1. Administrative segregation. Each facility administrator or designee shall develop and implement policies and procedures for administrative segregation. Subp. 2. Separate and secure housing. Administrative segregation shall consist …

2911.2850 INMATE DISCIPLINE PLAN. Subpart 1. Plan. A facility shall have an inmate discipline plan that explains the administrative sanctions for specific behaviors, omissions, the administrative process for handling major and minor violations, the right to internal review, and t…