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Deadline nearing for reduction of Hennepin County Jail inmate population

An order from the Minnesota Department of Corrections says the inmate population needs to be lowered to under 600.

Minnesota DOC orders Hennepin County to reduce jail population after finding staff negligence

A Minnesota Department of Corrections report says the county jail failed to complete mandatory wellness checks and have appropriate staffing on multiple occasions.

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Hennepin County to pay $3.4 million to the family of Lucas Bellamy following his jail death

Video showed Lucas Bellamy begging for medical help while behind bars, but he never got the help he needed. He later died in his cell from a perforated bowel.

Hennepin County settles lawsuit for wrongful death of inmate by paying $3.4 million

Hennepin County has paid $3.4 million to settle a lawsuit for the wrongful death of Lucas Bellamy who was left to die while in custody at Hennepin County Jail.

Drugs keep finding their way into Minnesota prisons. Did DOC find a solution?

Whether it’s a Winnie-the-Pooh greeting card decorated with a profession of love, legal mail from what appears to be defense ...

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MN Supreme Court orders new trial for man convicted of killing robber outside Eagan hotel

In an opinion filed Wednesday, the Minnesota Supreme Court reversed a Minnesota Court of Appeals decision and remanded the ...

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'This is a national problem' | MN DOC makes changes to mail system in wake of synthetic drugs found inside prisons

Since January, the DOC says 70 inmates have been hospitalized due to exposure to synthetic drugs, often sent through the mail ...

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Hennepin County will pay $3.4M to family of man who died in jail

Last week, the Minnesota Department of Corrections ordered the Hennepin County Jail to reduce its population because of ...

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$3.4M settlement reached in death of Penumbra Theatre founder’s son in jail

The founder of St. Paul’s Penumbra Theatre has reached a $3.4 million settlement over his 41-year-old son’s death in the ...

Minnesota prison guard describes dangerous encounters with drug smuggling: "It's scary for everybody"

The nausea and vomiting were escalating our symptoms," she said. "It's scary for everybody." So far this year, the ...

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MN Department of Corrections starts new mail delivery system to halt contraband

The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) is now using a new mail delivery system meant to stop drugs and contraband from ...

Manhunt in Minnesota for parolee accused of killing pregnant ex-wife

He was on work release and living at a halfway house, but he had been granted a pass to visit a woman described in the ...

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