The Hennepin County Jail has been granted another extension to slash nearly 20% of its population, moving back the Thursday deadline another three weeks.The county shreiff's office now has until Dec.

The county now has until Dec. 5 to lower its inmate population, after the state placed the jail's license on conditional status.

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

Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt says she will appeal the order from the Minnesota Department of Corrections because it's impossible to shrink rapidly.

The family of Lucas Bellamy — a man who died while in custody at the Hennepin County Jail two years ago — has won a $3.4 million settlement in a civil rights lawsuit filed against the county.

The Minnesota Department of Corrections cited failures by the county to provide adequate well-being checks, in addition to staffing woes inside the jail.

MINNEAPOLIS (KFGO/WCCO) – Hennepin County will pay $3.4 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a man who died in jail. The suit was brought by Lou Bellamy, the founder of Minneapolis’ renowned Penumbra Theater. It came after his son Lucas died in 2022, allegedly after begging guards to be taken to the hospital.

The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office was ordered to reduce its jail inmate population to 600 by noon on Thursday, Nov. 14. Sheriff Dawanna Witt says the order, which came from the Minnesota Department of Corrections,

The Hennepin County Jail has until Thursday afternoon to slash its population size, but the sheriff's office says it needs more time to move dozens of inmates.