County Jails | Audacy

Sheriffs and county attorneys are blasting what they say are drastic funding cuts for mental health treatment in jails "This is a human issue and we have to stop criminalizing mental health," says Cass County Sheriff Brian Welk

June 5, 2025
Staffing Shortage: Hennepin County focusing on keeping inmates safe while working to replace detention workers "We need to ensure that while they're being held, be it on bail or bond, that they are safe"

August 24, 2023
State orders reduction in inmate capacity at Ramsey County jail for safety reasons

February 6, 2023
Five Missouri inmates captured after escaping jail last week

January 22, 2023