Hennepin County is launching an eight-week “Citizen Academy” where participants can get an inside look at law enforcement ...

Sincir Malik Porter, 21, faces murder charges after allegedly stabbing his roommate, Abdirahman Adan Abdirahman, 25, to death ...

The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, which operates the jail, asked for an extension of that deadline to Dec. 5, because of the large number of other counties that it will need to ship inmates to.

Hennepin County gets extension to reduce jail population 02:22. MINNEAPOLIS — The Hennepin County Jail has been granted another extension to slash nearly 20% of its population, moving back the ...

The sheriff's office is reminding the public that scammers will often accuse their victims of failure to follow laws to apply ...

The Hennepin County Adult Detention Center is the state’s busiest jail with roughly 90% of inmates facing felony charges. The facility is short 47 workers out of an authorized 247 staff.

The Minnesota Department of Corrections placed the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center's license on conditional status last month and demanded the jail to reduce its population to 600, setting ...

It's through a Hennepin County Sheriff's Office program called "HOPE," which stands for "Helping Others by Providing Education." For hundreds of inmates, even when the door closes, an opportunity ...

Hennepin County Sheriff's Office outlines its community involvement and public safety efforts, including discussions on women ...

Folks who are at the jail-- Hennepin County hasn't had in-person visits for quite a long time. So as an attorney, I can go visit my clients. But loved ones are not permitted to do in-person visits ...

According to Hennepin County Board documents, Dakota County is among the neighboring counties helping to ease Hennepin's jail population burden, with an agreement in place through 2026.