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    Corrections Crowding Task Force

    Also known as:
    Minnesota Task Force on Corrections Crowding
    Active dates:1991 -
    Authority:
    1991 Minn. Laws Chap. 292 Sec. 21
    Function:

    The task force shall examine short and long range demand for correctional services and facilities and prepare a ten-year plan for the Minnesota corrections system.

    The task force shall make an interim report to the governor and the legislature by January 1, 1992. The task force shall complete its examination of these matters and make a final report to the governor and legislature by January 1, 1993.

    History:

    The task force was created within the 1991 Health and Human Services Omnibus Appropriations Bill, Chap. 292, Sub. 3. The legislature identified eight duties for the Corrections Crowding Task Force. The task force met three times in 1991 and submitted an interim report January 1, 1992. Their final report was submitted in September 1993.
    Subordinate to:
    Corrections Department
    Membership:

    12 members, including representatives from among local government officials, law enforcement, the judiciary, local corrections, business and industry, experts in juvenile and criminal justice, the public, the state planning agency, the sentencing guidelines commission, the department of finance, and the department of corrections.

    Chair: James Just
    Reports:
    Minnesota Task Force on Corrections Crowding: Interim Report (1992)
    Report to the Minnesota Legislature: Corrections Crowding in Minnesota (1993)
    Note: The Legislative Reference Library may have additional reports on or by this group available through our catalog.
    Documents/Articles:
    News clippings and documents. Agencies Notebook Collection, 1992.
    Record last updated: 09/26/2018
     

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