Hennepin County to pay $3.4 million to the family of Lucas Bellamy following his jail death
Video showed Lucas Bellamy begging for medical help while behind bars, but he never got the help he needed. He later died in his cell​ from a perforated bowel.
Family of inmate who died in Hennepin County Jail wins $3.4 million settlement
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.
State orders Hennepin County to reduce jail population by Thursday
The Minnesota Department of Corrections cited failures by the county to provide adequate well-being checks, in addition to staffing woes inside the jail.
Hennepin County settles lawsuit for wrongful death of inmate by paying $3.4 million
Hennepin County has paid $3.4 million to settle a lawsuit for the wrongful death of Lucas Bellamy who was left to die while in custody at Hennepin County Jail.
Hennepin County pays $3.4 million to settle lawsuit for wrongful death of jail inmate Lucas Bellamy
Hennepin County will pay $3.4 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of Lucas Bellamy, the son of St. Paul Penumbra Theatre founder Louis Bellamy, after he was left to die in a Hennepin County jail despite crawling on his hands and knees and begging for help while in custody over several days in 2022.
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Minnesota DOC orders Hennepin County to reduce jail population after finding staff negligence
A Minnesota Department of Corrections report says the county jail failed to complete mandatory wellness checks and have ...
State orders Hennepin County jail to reduce inmate numbers amid deaths and inadequate staffing
Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt says she will appeal the order from the Minnesota Department of Corrections because it's ...
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KARE 11 Investigates: Multimillion-dollar settlement in Hennepin jail death case
MINNEAPOLIS — Hennepin County has agreed to pay $3.4 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Lucas Bellamy. It is thought to be one of the largest jail death settlements ...
Hennepin County jail ordered to reduce its population, Sheriff Witt intends to appeal
The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) is ordering the Hennepin County jail to reduce its inmate population in order ...
Hennepin County's election director explains what to expect on election night
Nearly one in four registered voters in Hennepin County have also already voted. On Wednesday the county's top election ...
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Key Minnesota county ordered by court to reset board that will review absentee ballots
A Minnesota Supreme Court ruling gives Hennepin County until Friday to rework an absentee ballot board to include more ...
Veteran homelessness and election main themes at Minnesota Veterans Day event
Hundreds of veterans gathered in Arden Hills for the annual Veteran’s Day program. This year’s event was held at the ...
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Resolution signed urging closure of trash incinerator at Hennepin Energy Recovery Center
The city council approved the plan last week, and officials say the incinerator - located in the North Loop - is one of the ...