Video & Transcript Research : 'Minnesota Department of Corrections'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> Dakota</c> um states of Minnesota Iowa North Dakota um states of Minnesota Iowa North Dakota South
- So five different states within MISO sort of touch Minnesota, and Minnesota has the benefit of, you know
- He added that the Minnesota Department of Commerce is actually leading the effort as administrator, and
- > know</c> In the state of Minnesota, and, you know, we pick up that tab too a lot of the time.
- </c> takeaways of the day is that Minnesota takeaways of the day is that Minnesota is<01:41:04.639><c
Bills:
HF75
Keywords:
HF75, earned incentive release credit, earned incentive credits, revocation, revocable credits, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, prison discipline, incarcerated persons, inmate misconduct, facility rules, sentence reduction, supervised release, Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act, public safety, rehabilitation, prison credits, executed sentence, 1183, house
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- of Minnesota or uh unlock the ability of Minnesota or uh not<00:11:34.560><c> just</c><00:11:34.720>
- ><c> um</c> portfolio of products that Minnesota um portfolio of products that Minnesota um um<00:11:
- </c><00:53:07.760><c> Minnesota</c> matter of statute the state of Minnesota matter of statute the state
- Minnesota</c><00:56:13.839><c> Council</c><00:56:14.240><c> of</c> have from the Minnesota Council of
- the state of Minnesota?
Keywords:
climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, financing, sustainability, environmental policy, renewable energy, Minnesota Climate Innovation Financing Authority, earned incentive release credit, release credits, supervised release, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, sentence reduction, good time, prison time, incarceration, violent offenses, murder, criminal sexual conduct, sex offenses
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I am here on behalf of the Minnesota Fire Association Coalition, which is comprised of the Minnesota
- </c> firefighters in the state of Minnesota. firefighters in the state of Minnesota.
- So at the end of the day, there's 90% of the state of Minnesota is paid on-call or volunteer firefighters
- 90% of the state of Minnesota is there's 90% of the state of Minnesota is paid<00:12:09.800><c> on</
- </c> the Deputy Commissioner of Corrections. the Deputy Commissioner of Corrections.
Keywords:
HF4371, Minnesota background checks, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Office of the Legislative Auditor, Legislative Auditor, criminal history records, national criminal history record information, public safety, statutory amendment, section 299C.76, requesting agency, state audit, oversight, background screening, criminal records, county agencies, MNsure, Department of Revenue, Department of Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Department of Corrections.
- director of Department of Corrections,<01:00:33.680><c> the</c><01:00:33.839><c> former</c><01:00:34.240
- of the Department of is Liz Richard of the Department of Corrections<01:00:45.760><c> Victims</c><01:
- And I see your testifier is Liz Richards of the Department of Corrections Victims Services Director.
- I'm the director of victim services and restorative justice for the Minnesota Department of Corrections
Keywords:
public safety, coercion, criminal penalties, law enforcement, victim protection, HF3496, supervision abatement, earned compliance credit, earned compliance credits, conditional release, supervised release, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, restitution, willful nonpayment, probation-like supervision, release supervision, community supervision, lifetime conditional release, early termination of supervision
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- > should</c><00:02:22.879><c> have</c> people of Minnesota as they should have people of Minnesota as
- 07:12.080><c> with</c><00:07:12.319><c> law</c> of Minnesota, especially with law of Minnesota, especially
- of Minnesota and over across the state of Minnesota and over 150<00:13:41.120><c> command</c><00:13:
- </c><01:10:04.800><c> Minnesota</c> um you know former ACLU of Minnesota um you know former ACLU of Minnesota
- </c> the people of Minnesota will be safe. the people of Minnesota will be safe.
Keywords:
public safety officer, peace officer, correctional officer, law enforcement, police privacy, officer safety, doxxing, personal information, data privacy, government data practices, private data, internet posting, online disclosure, residential address, phone number, email address, family member protection, child safety, school information, public records
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, Paul Schnel, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
- Um, Paul Schnel, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
- Um, Paul Schnel, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
- </c><00:02:59.680><c> of</c> somebody from the Department of somebody from the Department of Corrections
- Um this this Department of Corrections.
Keywords:
Department of Corrections, DOC, corrections budget, supplemental appropriation, deficiency funding, public safety finance, incarceration, prerelease services, community supervision, postrelease services, supervised release, probation, reentry, reentry services, prison reform, body-worn cameras, corrections officer cameras, ARMER radio system, PREA, Prison Rape Elimination Act
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/7/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Direct services to victims of crime in Minnesota are provided by a network of community-based organizations
- I am grateful to each of you for your work on behalf of all of our communities in Minnesota, and for
- ><c> deaths</c> state of Minnesota, including the deaths state of Minnesota, including the deaths of<
- , out of the University of Minnesota.
- So many of our departments got it and spent it in a variety of ways. County Attorney Choi.
Keywords:
public safety, law enforcement, mental health, domestic violence, appropriations, criminal justice, Minnesota corrections, victim services, task force, personal safety, emergency management, local government, funding, preparedness, Minnesota, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit, use of force, police accountability
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Department of Corrections to use Department of Corrections to use conditional<00:06:48.639><c> licenses
- This is also done in collaboration with Minnesota governors, departments of corrections, commissioners
- This is also done in collaboration with Minnesota governors, departments of corrections, commissioners
- This is also done in collaboration with Minnesota governors, departments of corrections, commissioners
- This is also done in collaboration with Minnesota governors, departments of corrections, commissioners
Keywords:
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Use of Force Investigations Unit, federal agents, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS, officer-involved death, use of force, law enforcement accountability, police oversight, independent investigation, criminal sexual conduct, sexual assault, peace officers
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/26/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- And through a series of giant cataclysmic mistakes, the Department of Health and the Department of Youth
- ><c> the</c><00:03:13.840><c> Department</c> Department of Health and the Department Department of Health
- The fair and equitable value of a property is the cornerstone of the Minnesota property tax system.
- The fair and equitable value of a property is the cornerstone of the Minnesota property tax system.
- The Supreme Court of Minnesota problem.
Keywords:
Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This committee heard from the Minnesota Sheriff's Association, the Department of Corrections, and heartbreaking
- This committee heard from the Minnesota Sheriff's Association, the Department of Corrections, and heartbreaking
- This committee heard from the Minnesota Sheriff's Association, the Department of Corrections, and heartbreaking
- The Minnesota Sheriff's Association, the Department of Corrections, and heartbreaking testimony from
- of Correction.
Keywords:
Capitol security, public safety, emergency management, state buildings, law enforcement, corrections, legislative approval, rule-making, financial impact, jail regulations, expungement, firearm eligibility, criminal records, organized retail crime, retail theft, supply chain theft, theft enterprise, organized theft, cargo theft, shoplifting
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- and the Department of Children, Youth, and Families.
- Tony Said, Special Agent in Charge of the Financial Crimes and Fraud Section of the Minnesota Bureau
- And this course of folks, the story that came out of KCP on January 6th of this year, where the Minnesota
- And this course of folks, the story that came out of Kcp on January 6th of this year where the Minnesota
- For the record, I'm Devon Bruce, the director of legislative affairs for the Minnesota Association of
Keywords:
grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> of Minnesota. of Minnesota.
- Safety Center within the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.
- in</c> 70% of the police departments in 70% of the police departments in Minnesota<01:07:05.520><c> are
- > this</c> the Department of Corrections on this the Department of Corrections on this amendment.<01:
- </c><01:26:19.400><c> that</c> state's Department of Corrections that state's Department of Corrections
Keywords:
school safety, threat assessment, pilot project, education, real-time monitoring, public safety, HF4299, school safety specialists, Minnesota School Safety Center, appropriation, general fund, fiscal year 2026, school security, school violence prevention, student safety, Department of Public Safety, school resource support, education funding, peace officer, training reimbursement
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/20/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- The Department of Health would also create this form for us.
- of Health would necessary the Department of Health would also<00:05:33.800><c> would</c><00:05:33.960
- The Minnesota Medical Association and the Department of Health have been consulted with this, and they
- of Minnesota and I here in the state of Minnesota and I appreciate<00:15:57.079><c> the</c><00:15:57.399
- </c><00:28:48.840><c> of</c><00:28:48.960><c> Human</c> with the Department of Human with the Department
Keywords:
nonopioid directive, opioid refusal, opioid-free care, pain management, health care directive, advance directive, patient autonomy, informed consent, substance use disorder, opioid epidemic, prescriber immunity, provider liability, emergency medical services, EMS, health record, Minnesota Department of Health, health care agent, medical power of attorney, Metropolitan Council, Minnesota government data practices
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Subcommittee on Justice, Public Safety, & Judiciary (2-3-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm deputy commissioner of support services for the Department of Corrections. Good morning.
- So within the Department of Juvenile Justice, uh, we had 1,339 funded positions spanning our department
- ,</c><00:14:18.000><c> uh</c><00:14:18.160><c> we</c> Department of Juvenile Justice, uh we Department
- </c><00:17:39.200><c> of</c><00:17:39.360><c> Criminal</c> separate from the Department of Criminal separate
- from the Department of Criminal Justice<00:17:40.160><c> training.
Keywords:
00:05 Call to Order and Roll Call
01:42 Department of Corrections
04:14 Department of Juvenile Justice
16:22 Kentucky Law Enforcement Council
28:01 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The committee heard budget-related testimony from the Department of Corrections on a request for additional funding to take over operations of the Lee Adjustment Center, including $2.2 million in fiscal year 2027 and $5.2 million in fiscal year 2028. The witness said the governor’s budget did not recommend the request. Members asked about the cost savings of private operation versus state operation, the facility’s role in the department’s long-term goals, and whether the state intends to move toward operating all adult correctional facilities directly.
The Department of Juvenile Justice then presented on staffing, recruitment, retention, and facility planning. Officials described recent pay increases and other investments, including a 10% security pay raise in 2021, an 8% state employee raise in 2022, higher youth worker starting salaries, and $4.8 million in 2023 funding to sustain salary increases. They said DJJ has also expanded mental health and medical staffing, improved recruitment efforts, and seen an upward trend in hiring. In response to questions, the commissioner said barriers to recruitment and retention include the Tier 3 retirement system, the structured and restrictive nature of detention work, and competition from other employers. He also said the department wants to move toward a regional model for female facilities under SB 162 and believes those facilities can be staffed.
DJJ provided staffing figures showing 1,339 funded positions, with 157 filled and 182 vacant at a January benchmark, and 524 detention positions with 450 filled and 74 vacant. Officials said 30 correctional officers were in basic training and expected to join posts soon. Members also asked about the feasibility of staffing additional facilities and the department’s vacancy trends.
Finally, the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council testified on a funding request for one attorney, one paralegal, one additional monitor, higher costs for existing monitor positions, and Lexington office rent. Officials said the request is needed to handle a growing decertification caseload and expanded oversight responsibilities as the number of academies has increased to about eight, with more than 2,100 instructors requiring biennial review. They said KLEC currently has one attorney and about 15 total staff, with roughly 180 cases pending, more than 50 complaints left to file, and another 30 cases expected soon. Members asked about current staffing, attorney salary, the number of academies, and the move to a separate Lexington office. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned without a quorum for approving minutes.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Sub. on Justice, Public Safety, & Judiciary (2-10-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- of Corrections and Community Department of Corrections and Community Transitional Services regarding
- We with the department of corrections.
- </c> Department of Corrections has used Department of Corrections has used halfway<00:08:48.720><c> houses
- </c><00:18:27.520><c> for</c> Department of Corrections had asked for Department of Corrections had asked
- </c> the Department of Corrections requires. the Department of Corrections requires.
Keywords:
Call to Order 00:17
Department of Corrections 01:35
Community Transitional Services 06:47
Administrative Office of the Courts 23:06
Department of Criminal Justice Training/ KSP 45:49
Adjournment 59:14, 958, all
Summary:
The Public Safety and Judiciary Committee met without a quorum, so approval of the January 3, January 20, and February 3 minutes was postponed. The committee then heard an update from the Department of Corrections on halfway house and Recovery Kentucky funding and operations. Deputy Commissioner Hillary Daily said DOC contracts for up to 1,752 halfway house beds and 780 Recovery Kentucky beds, with 16 halfway houses and 13 Recovery Kentucky centers statewide. She reported 6,329 admissions in fiscal year 2025, average daily populations of 1,041 in halfway houses and 494 in Recovery Kentucky, and explained that Recovery Kentucky placements are more restrictive, generally excluding violent and sex offenders, while halfway houses serve probationers, parolees, and sex offenders who need treatment. She also described programming such as MRT, parenting, adult basic education, and trauma-focused services, and said some facilities offer supervised visitation. Daily said no new funding request was included in the current budget, though DOC has sought rate increases in prior cycles.
Community Transitional Services director Barbara Stum also testified in support of halfway houses as re-entry and substance abuse treatment centers. She said CTS primarily serves men coming out of prison or returning to prison who need treatment, and that halfway houses provide security, accountability, treatment, employment support, and help with home placement. Stum said the state moved substance abuse treatment into the community in 2010 to avoid sending people back to prison for treatment, and argued halfway houses are the least expensive form of incarceration. She cited daily rates of $33.61 for CTS beds and DOC figures of $37.33 to $44.33 per day, compared with higher prison and jail costs, and said reimbursement has not kept pace with inflation since the last increase in 2019. She said staffing and supplies are the main pressure points, with counselor pay below market rates, and noted two counselor vacancies. A former resident, Michael Bird, testified that CTS helped him recover and re-enter the community successfully.
The committee also received an update from the Administrative Office of the Courts on implementation of the video arraignment/video conferencing system. AOC officials Zach Ramsey and Charles Buyers said the system is now fully implemented in all courtrooms and is used for video arraignments and other Zoom-based court proceedings. Buyers described the pandemic-era transition from older, inconsistent equipment to improvised laptop/webcam setups, then to a more integrated vendor-supported system with touchscreen controls and a judicial support specialist position for training and operation. He said 324 courtrooms are already up to the current standard, with 128 remaining on an older bundle, and that there are no technical barriers to continued use. AOC said it is seeking $3.8 million in recurring annual funding to keep the systems upgraded and current, and plans to upgrade 46 systems in fiscal year 2026 across 15 counties.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill is language given to us by the Department of Agriculture.
- and to the people of Minnesota.
- funding to the Department of a and to funding to the Department of a and to the<00:07:48.319><c> people
- Food shelf visits increased by an average of 18% across every single county in Minnesota, and some of
- hungry people across the state of Minnesota.
Keywords:
Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Subcommittee on Justice, Public Safety, & Judiciary (1-20-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, with me I also, of course, have Commissioner Randy White with the Department of Juvenile Justice.
- Um, and actually Commissioner White is going to talk through the critical needs of the Department of
- Um, the Department of Corrections developed a request in accordance with its strategic plan, as presented
- Um the Department of joining me up here.
- Um the Department of Corrections<00:10:24.079><c> developed</c><00:10:24.480><c> a</c><00:10:24.640><
Keywords:
Opening and Roll Call 00:28
Public safety Cabinet 01:09
Juvenile justice MH Facility: 04:30
Department of Corrections Repair and Replacement: 10:29
Department of Criminal Justice Flat Track 19:05
KSP : 27:02
Department of Public Advocacy : 37:35, 958, all
Summary:
The subcommittee heard capital project requests from the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet for fiscal years 2026-28. The cabinet described its large statewide footprint and said its facilities face significant deferred maintenance, with the governor’s budget proposing full funding for maintenance pool requests, including an additional $60 million for the Department of Corrections’ maintenance pool and cash funding through investment income. Officials said the projects were based on facility assessments and were presented as necessary public safety investments rather than wish-list items.
For the Department of Juvenile Justice, the main requests were $35 million for a high-acuity mental health treatment facility and $45 million each for two new female detention facilities. Officials said the mental health facility would fill a gap for youth needing psychiatric care, while the female facilities were needed to support a regional detention model and address overcrowding; they noted the current female population has grown by 50% since July 2024. Members asked about locations, and staff said they were considering western Kentucky abandoned mine land and available land in Fayette and Jefferson counties, with current female placements in Boyd County and Warren County.
For the Department of Corrections, officials requested funding for critical mechanical, electrical, plumbing, roof, and structural repairs, including $15.78 million for Kentucky State Penitentiary utilities infrastructure and additional funding for North Point Training Center projects. They also highlighted two re-entry initiatives: a KCTCS partnership for a re-entry campus at North Point and the East Kentucky Applied Manufacturing Institute at Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex, both aimed at reducing recidivism through intensive training and job preparation. Members asked about the KCTCS re-entry model, and DOC explained it would be a more immersive, campus-style program than current prison-based vocational classes.
The Department of Criminal Justice Training discussed projects at its Richmond campus and the planned Western Kentucky Training Center, including a replacement flat track and campus access road at Richmond and added training features in Madisonville. Officials said the Richmond changes were needed because EKU construction had removed the existing flat track and would affect access, while the Western Kentucky project would expand training capacity and reduce travel for law enforcement agencies. The Kentucky State Police then outlined the final phase of the statewide emergency radio system replacement, estimated at about $17.5 million, and said the system is being built in geographic phases; members asked how long completion would take, and staff estimated roughly four years after funding, assuming no major inflation spikes. No votes were taken, and the meeting remained informational with member questions and staff responses.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/13/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> correct me because this off the top of correct me because this off the top of my<00:30:52.840><c
- Representative Feist said, “I didn’t— you said 20 USC, so this is like a Department of Labor regulation
- </c> said 20 USC so this is like a Department said 20 USC so this is like a Department of<00:34:15.040
- years of Minnesota Family Resiliency Partnership, federally known as the Place[d] Homemaker program.
- of the Statewide Minnesota the goal of the Statewide Minnesota family<00:41:20.040><c> resiliency</c>
Keywords:
mortgage foreclosure, redemption, foreclosure surplus, sheriff's sale, junior lienholder, mortgagor, homeowner protections, loss mitigation, dual tracking, foreclosure redemption period, certificate of redemption, certificate of sale, sheriff, county recorder, registrar of titles, homeownership center, lien priority, real property, foreclosure by advertisement, surplus funds
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2026-04-14
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- The first one has to do with adding Department of Corrections on line 2.1.
- The first one has to do with adding Department of Corrections on line 2.1.
- Section 4 of this bill amends Minnesota Statute 270B, allowing the Department of Revenue to disclose
- Section 4 of this bill amends Minnesota Statute 270B, allowing the Department of Revenue to disclose
- Section 4 of this bill amends Minnesota Statute 270B, allowing the Department of Revenue to disclose
Keywords:
foster care, ombudsperson, investigative powers, children's rights, complaint process, HF4428, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, community engagement, work requirement, work mandate, employment requirement, community service, 80 hours, half-time student, income threshold, federal minimum wage, eligibility verification, benefit suspension, benefit termination
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Rules Committee Meeting - 2025-05-14
Rules and Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- So this is a vehicle for the corrections bill, so you can safely ignore the contents of this.
- an example of a corrections bill, but it's a vehicle.
- corrections.
- correction.
- So there's an annual bill to correct kind of the last thing.
Bills:
HF3321