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Committee adopts author's amendment and lays over bill strengthening penalties for introducing contraband into jails
Summary
House File 327, which elevates penalties for bringing contraband — including drugs and weapons — into correctional facilities, passed an author's amendment, drew testimony from sheriffs and the Department of Corrections, and was laid over for further refinement to avoid conflicts with existing DOC statute.
The House Public Safety Committee adopted an author's amendment and laid over House File 327, a bill that would increase penalties for introducing contraband — including illicit drugs and weapons — into correctional facilities.
Representative Engin, the bill’s sponsor, told the panel that illicit drugs have been entering correctional facilities through the mail and other means, exposing corrections staff and inmates. Engin said the bill would elevate certain contraband offenses from gross misdemeanors to felonies to strengthen deterrence and accountability.
Sheriff Brad Wise, speaking for the Minnesota Sheriffs…
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