Created: February 19, 2021 04:05 PM
Minnesota s state court are set to resume in-person criminal jury trials for all cases next month.
A new statewide order issued by Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea said in-person trials will resume on March 15. We are gradually increasing in-person activities in court facilities in a safe and responsible manner that will allow the courts to fulfill our constitutional obligation, while we continue to do all that we can to protect public health and safety, Chief Justice Gildea said.
The court will still have to adhere to health guidelines and approved local jury trial plans, which follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as the Minnesota Department of Health.
Some Moose Lake sex offenders on hunger strike
Clients and their supporters are calling for an end to the state program that discharges few of the hundreds of the men it locks up. 7:44 pm, Jan. 27, 2021 ×
Minnesota Sex Offender Program in Moose Lake (Bob King / 2011 file / News Tribune)
Roughly a dozen men at the Minnesota Sex Offender Program in Moose Lake have participated in a hunger strike to protest facility conditions and their ongoing confinement, according to an advocacy group and the state agency that runs the program.
The strike began late last week, with the total number of clients varying day by day, according to the Minnesota Department of Human Services. The agency considers clients to be on a hunger strike when they provide notice and refuse three consecutive meals or have not had anything to drink.
Some Moose Lake sex offenders on hunger strike
Clients and their supporters are calling for an end to the state program that discharges few of the hundreds of the men it locks up. 7:44 pm, Jan. 27, 2021 ×
Minnesota Sex Offender Program in Moose Lake (Bob King / 2011 file / News Tribune)
Roughly a dozen men at the Minnesota Sex Offender Program in Moose Lake have participated in a hunger strike to protest facility conditions and their ongoing confinement, according to an advocacy group and the state agency that runs the program.
The strike began late last week, with the total number of clients varying day by day, according to the Minnesota Department of Human Services. The agency considers clients to be on a hunger strike when they provide notice and refuse three consecutive meals or have not had anything to drink.