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Minn. Stat. § 244.03

REHABILITATIVE PROGRAMS.

Known as the Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act

The act spans §§ 244–244 (55 sections).

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case State Ex Rel. McMaster v. Young (1991)

Most recently applied in Roth v. Commissioner of Corrections (December 2008)

1978 c 723 art 1 s 3; 1986 c 444; 1992 c 571 art 2 s 2; 1999 c 126 s 8; 1999 c 208 s 1; 2023 c 52 art 12 s 1

How often courts cite this section

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Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.

Subdivision 1. Commissioner responsibility.

(a) For individuals committed to the commissioner's authority, the commissioner must develop, implement, and provide, as appropriate:

(1) substance use disorder treatment programs;

(2) sexual offender treatment programming;

(3) domestic abuse programming;

(4) medical and mental health services;

(5) spiritual and faith-based programming;

(6) culturally responsive programming;

(7) vocational, employment and career, and educational programming; and

(8) other rehabilitative programs.

(b) While evidence-based programs must be prioritized, selecting, designing, and implementing programs under this section are the sole responsibility of the commissioner, acting within the limitations imposed by the funds appropriated for the programs under this section.

Subd. 2. Challenge prohibited.

No action challenging the level of expenditures for rehabilitative programs authorized under this section, nor any action challenging the selection, design, or implementation of these programs, including employee assignments, may be maintained by an inmate in any court in this state.

Subd. 3. Disciplinary sanctions.

The commissioner may impose disciplinary sanctions on any inmate who refuses to participate in rehabilitative programs.

Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.