Bill > HF435

This bill requires the Minnesota Commissioner of Corrections to house only biological female inmates at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Shakopee. Specifically, the legislation amends an existing statute to mandate that the facility can only house female inmates, and if any non-female inmates are present at the facility when the law takes effect, they must be transferred to another facility within seven days of the bill's enactment. The provision includes a sunset clause that expires on January 1, 2026, meaning the specific housing requirement will no longer be in effect after that date. The bill becomes effective immediately after it is signed into law, effectively changing the current policy that previously allowed the facility to house "persons" to now strictly limiting it to biological females. This change appears to be part of a broader discussion about gender and correctional facility housing policies, though the bill itself does not provide extensive context for the rationale behind the restriction.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0435&ssn=0&y=2025