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Hennepin County sheriff outlines violent‑crime, fentanyl and recruitment priorities in Minnetrista address
Summary
Hennepin County Sheriff Duana Witt told the Minnetrista City Council her priorities are violent‑crime reduction, fentanyl/overdose prevention, recruitment and community outreach; she offered free Narcan training and said jail population and staffing pressures are straining the county. (Sheriff: Duana Witt)
Hennepin County Sheriff Duana Witt visited the Minnetrista City Council on July 21 to present the sheriff's office strategic priorities and to answer council questions about jail capacity, opioid overdoses and staffing.
Witt said violent‑crime reduction, opioid/fentanyl response, recruitment and retention, and community outreach are the office’s top priorities. She described the Hennepin County Jail as the state’s largest and said the facility now holds a much higher share of people charged with serious felonies than it did a decade ago. “At any given time in our facility, between 85…
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