At the news conference, Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson said nearly students have enrolled in the program, nearly 35, coursework hours have been logged and reading and math scores among inmates have risen several grade levels.
Once inmates are released from the Hennepin County program, they will be matched with community resources to help them continue their education and skills development. Hutchinson said his office is working with a variety of government agencies, nonprofits and private-sector partners. Classes will be provided by Minneapolis Public Schools Adult Basic Education, and several businesses will provide jobs to inmates who complete their training. It's about changing their mindset, so they never come back again," Hutchinson said.
Classes will be offered two hours daily in each housing unit. Inmates who participate will earn access to tablets after class.
Besides inmate classes, Hutchinson has started several other jail programs, including an opioid treatment program and another making a social worker available to help with mental health issues. David Chanen is a reporter covering Hennepin County government and Prince's estate dealings. He previously covered crime, courts and spent two sessions at the Legislature. Home All Sections.
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We are not the federal government. Hutchinson did not know the number of administrative warrants received by his office. But they responded to more than federal inquiries about immigrants in custody in , some of which led to transfers to federal custody. Federal immigration authorities made more than 1, inquiries in Unlike a criminal arrest warrant, administrative detainer warrants often do not require a judge's approval. If a warrant is not signed by a judge, the inmate will be released after local charges or other holds have been satisfied, according to the directive.
Decriminalizing Communities Coalition, which includes more than a dozen organizations, has kept steady pressure on the Sheriff's Office to end its cooperation with ICE. During a meeting with Hutchinson in July, the group was told that the warrant directive is a procedural change and not a formalized new policy.
Other changes under the sheriff include placing inmate rights information in several languages by telephones, and plans to ask the County Board to no longer accept a federal justice grant that required cooperation with ICE under former President Donald Trump.
He said law enforcement agencies across Hennepin County have made it clear that the Trump administration's executive orders cracking down on immigration made people feel unsafe, especially victims of crime in immigrant and refugee communities. Immigrant advocacy groups say that Hutchinson should rethink his policy that allows federal law enforcement agents to interview people in jail.
The interview subject isn't able to voluntarily leave the space, and they might not have strong English skills, said Mary Georgevich, a lawyer with the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. Paul have ordinances that forbid police to enforce federal immigration laws. Ingebrigtsen said he understands Hutchinson's argument for refusing to enforce a warrant not signed by a judge.
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