The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) was ordered to reduce its jail inmate population by noon on Thursday, Nov. 14, after it was served a conditional license order (CLO) from the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC).

The Hennepin County Jail has been granted another extension to slash nearly 20% of its population, moving back the Thursday deadline another three weeks.The county shreiff's office now has until Dec.

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

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

The Department of Corrections alleges the jail had chronic failures to meet well-being checks and staffing requirements.

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The Hennepin County Sherriff’s office is poised to challenge an order to reduce its inmate population by Thursday at noon. The Minnesota Department of Corrections ordered them to bring down it’s numbers by more than 200 people.