This bill appropriates a total of $1 million from the general fund to the Minnesota Department of Corrections for The Redemption Project over two fiscal years, specifically $500,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $500,000 for fiscal year 2027. The funding is intended to support programming aimed at assisting justice-impacted individuals, including inmates, by providing them with virtue-based education, mentoring, support services, and employment services. This initiative is designed to reduce incarceration rates and facilitate smoother transitions for inmates back into the community.

Additionally, the bill includes a provision that this section will take effect the day following its final enactment. The funding is noted to be added to the base budget for the Department of Corrections, ensuring ongoing support for The Redemption Project's efforts in promoting rehabilitation and reintegration of justice-impacted individuals.