1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to corrections; repealing the requirement that the commissioner of 
1.3 	corrections house inmates in multiple occupancy cells to the greatest extent possible;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 243.53.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 243.53, is amended to read:
1.7 	243.53 CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS; OCCUPANCY LIMITS OF CELLS.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Separate cells. (a) When there are sufficient cells available, each inmate 
1.9 	shall be confined in a separate cell. Each inmate shall be confined in a separate cell in 
1.10 	institutions classified by the commissioner as custody level five institutions.
1.11 	(b) Correctional institutions classified by the commissioner as custody level one, two, 
1.12 	three, or four institutions must permit multiple occupancy, except segregation units, to the 
1.13 	greatest extent possible not to exceed the limits of facility infrastructure and programming 
1.14 	space.