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Crime, Law and Justice

Hennepin Co.: 'Staggering' number of inmates are opioid abusers

Hennepin Co.: 'Staggering' number of inmates are opioid abusers

One in five inmates at the Hennepin County jail last December self-reported a history of opioid use or abuse; an "astonishing" number said they'd overdosed, Sheriff Rich Stanek said Tuesday.
by Brandt Williams

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In the Dark Season 2: Man tried 6 times for the same crime

In the Dark Season 2: Man tried 6 times for the same crime

This season of In the Dark, back Tuesday, is about the prosecution of a Mississippi man who's been tried six times for the same crime and the prosecutor who's spent two decades trying to execute him.
by MPR News Staff

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Charges: Pharmacist stole 20,000 pills, including opioids

According to the criminal complaint filed in March, pharmacist Jeffrey Flynn Grothaus was caught on surveillance video making adjustments to drug inventory lists. He is charged with four counts of felony theft by swindle.
by Matt Sepic

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