Minnesota Statutes Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities (Ch. 370-403) § 383B.126. Board may lease space out to run factory

Subdivision 1. Written contract; fiscal interests of county. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the board, upon the recommendations of the administrator and the superintendent may lease space in any of the buildings of the corrections facility together with real estate needed for reasonable access to the leased building to a private person, firm or corporation for the purpose of establishing and operating a factory under written contract for the manufacture and processing of goods, wares, or merchandise, in a manner and upon terms determined by the board to be consistent with the proper training and employment of inmates of the corrections facility and in the best fiscal interests of the county.

Subd. 2. Duties of operator; indemnify county. The private person, firm, or corporation operating a factory or other business or commercial enterprise under this section shall:

Subd. 3. Superintendent's authority undiminished. The authority of the superintendent over the corrections facility and its inmates shall not be diminished by this section.

Subd. 4. Rents, costs to be in best interest of county. The rents and costs to be paid by any person, firm, or corporation employing inmates under this section shall be fixed and determined by the board upon the recommendations of the administrator and the superintendent and shall be in an amount the board determines to be in the best interests of the county and consistent with the operations and programs of the corrections facility.