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     241.05 Religious activities. 

    The commissioner of corrections shall allow inmates of all 
 prisons and reformatories under the commissioner's control to 
 participate in religious activities, during which members of the 
 clergy of good standing in any church or denomination may freely 
 administer and impart religious rites and instruction to those 
 desiring them.  No officer or employee of the institution shall 
 attempt to influence the religious belief of any inmate, and no 
 inmate shall be required to attend religious services against 
 the inmate's will.  

    HIST: (4452) RL s 1903; 1959 c 263 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1998 c 367 
 art 9 s 5 

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