A 2020 OLA program evaluation of safety in state correctional facilities recommended the Legislature "require that the Department of Corrections [DOC] regularly inspect state prisons according to defined security standards."
Their report included further details about this recommendation: "The Legislature, in consultation with DOC, should determine whether this recommendation is best addressed by: (1) requiring that DOC license and inspect its prisons, or (2) adding the security audit process to state law. A formal requirement that DOC regularly inspect its correctional facilities would prevent the department from either discontinuing regular security reviews or from falling behind its review schedule. The Legislature could also require more formal and consistent documentation from prison leaders regarding actions taken following reviews of the prisons’ security practices" (pg. 83).
In 2024 the Legislature made some changes to the composition of the group and to meeting and reporting requirements (see Laws of Minn. 2024, chap. 123, art. 8, sec. 3).