Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Rob Allen, 612-919-5918
Hennepin County Jail restricts in-person social vistation
March 15, 2020 (Minneapolis) -
The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office has decided to cancel all social visitation of inmates at the Hennepin County Jail in Minneapolis.
“We do not take this decision lightly,” Sheriff Dave Hutchinson said, “we know how important it is to our inmates to stay in touch with families and how important it is for families to see their inmates. The most important consideration for us, though, is the safety of our inmates and our detention center staff. After working with our medical team through the past few days, we determined that even with limited physical contact, the risk of contamination from a visitor to the facility is still too high. This is a fluid situation; we will continue working with our medical experts and our colleagues from the Minnesota Department of Corrections determine how to best keep our inmates and staff safe.”
Updated information on our visitation policies is always available at our website.
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