The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office released its HCSO Insider newsletter with updates on law enforcement efforts and community information.

MINNEAPOLIS — 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 ...

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.

A successful "Operation Safe Summer" leads to the recovery of dozens of guns and arrests in an effort to improve safety.

MINNEAPOLIS — The family of a man who died in the Hennepin County Jail in 2022 has filed a federal lawsuit, alleging that “deliberate indifference” to his medical needs led to his death.

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.