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| Minnesota DOC Continues Operating During Government Shutdown |
| By Minnesota Department of Corrections |
| Published: 07/03/2011 |
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St. Paul – The suspension of government services will not significantly impact the ability of the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) to safely incarcerate and supervise offenders in the immediate future. On Wednesday, Ramsey County District Judge Kathleen Gearin ruled that incarcerating offenders in state prisons and supervising offenders on parole are critical services that should not be halted during a government shutdown. Judge Gearin authorized the DOC to keep 85 percent of its workforce on the job during the government shutdown. “This reflects what the citizens of Minnesota obviously consider to be one of the most important functions government provides – public safety,” said DOC Commissioner Tom Roy. “Under our shutdown plan, every offender who is incarcerated in our facilities will continue to be incarcerated, every offender the DOC had under supervision in our communities, will remain under supervision. We are not compromising public safety at all.” Over 74 percent of the people who work for the DOC have jobs that involve direct contact with offenders who are either incarcerated in a state prison or on supervised release in the communities across Minnesota. Most of those who were let go because of the government shutdown provide key support services to our front-line staff that are in daily contact with offenders. |
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