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Nobles County votes to join lawsuit over changes to inmate medication statute

Board of Commissioners of Nobles County · July 8, 2025
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Summary

The board approved Resolution 202527 to join an injunction lawsuit challenging changes to Minnesota Statute 241.021 after county jail healthcare administrators and county attorneys raised safety concerns about the statute revision.

Nobles County commissioners voted July 8 to approve Resolution 202527 authorizing the county to join an injunction lawsuit concerning revisions to Minnesota Statute 241.021, which governs medication access for incarcerated persons.

Meeting minutes state that Nobles County Jail’s healthcare administrator, Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc., and county legal staff expressed concerns about health and safety elements of the statute changes enacted in the 2025 legislative session. The board recorded passage of the resolution; the motion was moved by Commissioner Justin Ahlers and seconded by Commissioner Gene Metz.

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