An order from the Minnesota Department of Corrections says the inmate population needs to be lowered to under 600.

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.

Last week, the Minnesota Department of Corrections ordered the Hennepin County Jail to reduce its population because of understaffing. The DOC says seven other inmates have died over the last two years. Bellamy’s family said he suffered for several days ...

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 Sheriff Dawanna Witt says she will appeal the order from the Minnesota Department of Corrections because it's impossible to shrink rapidly.

A Minnesota Department of Corrections report says the county jail failed to complete mandatory wellness checks and have appropriate staffing on multiple occasions.

The settlement comes as the Hennepin County Jail is facing new scrutiny from the state for chronically failing to meet legal standards and putting inmates at risk.

The Hennepin County Adult Detention Center has been order to reduce its inmate population by more than 200 people by Thursday. FOX 9’s Mike Manzoni explains what that means, and where current convicts might end up.

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.