Section 241.05 Religious Activities - Minnesota Statutes

241.05 RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES.

The commissioner of corrections shall allow inmates of all prisons and reformatories under the commissioner's control to participate in religious activities, during which members of the clergy of good standing in any church or denomination may freely administer and impart religious rites and instruction to those desiring them. No officer or employee of the institution shall attempt to influence the religious belief of any inmate, and no inmate shall be required to attend religious services against the inmate's will.

History:

(4452) RL s 1903; 1959 c 263 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1998 c 367 art 9 s 5