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Attorney General, counties push $75 million request to add 50 beds at Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center

5101508 · April 8, 2025
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Attorney General Keith Ellison and county public‑service representatives asked the House Capital Investment Committee on April 8 to fund the construction of a 50‑bed residential treatment facility at the Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center.

Attorney General Keith Ellison and county public‑service representatives asked the House Capital Investment Committee on April 8 to fund the construction of a 50‑bed residential treatment facility at the Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center (AMRTC).

Ellison said the request responds to longstanding capacity constraints under Minnesota's “priority admissions” law (sometimes called the 48‑hour rule), which directs the Department of Human Services to prioritize admissions of individuals committed to the commissioner who are being held in county jails. The attorney general said the multi‑stakeholder priority‑admissions task force and review panel — which the…

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