The Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation is committed to providing services during this time of ambiguity and quickly evolving needs. Many of our facilities, programs and locations continue to operate with limited service impacts. Changes to facilities, programs and locations can be found below. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

In-person visiting suspended 

Our department has temporarily suspended all in-person visits at the Adult Corrections Facility, Juvenile Detention Center, and the County Home School, to help ensure the health and safety of our residents and staff. Alternative communication information for each facility can be found below. 

Adult Corrections Facility
Residents can send and receive mail. Residents can make phone calls daily; all call fees have been waived. For questions about communicating with residents, please contact the Adult Corrections Facility at 612-596-0001. 

County Home School
Residents can video chat with guardians. Residents can send and receive mail. Residents can make phone calls daily. For questions about communicating with residents, please contact the County Home School at 612-596-0550. 

Juvenile Detention Center
Residents can video chat with guardians. Residents can send and receive mail. Residents are able to make phone calls daily. For questions about communicating with residents, please contact the Juvenile Detention Center at 612-348-8122.

Program changes 

Our department, in coordination with district courts, has temporarily suspended or altered certain programs to help ensure the health and safety of our clients and staff.

Sentencing to Service (STS)
Resuming adult STS operations on June 22, 2020. Additional health and safety measures required for clients. Juvenile STS remains suspended until further notice. More information. 

Community Productive Day program 
Suspended until further notice. More information. 

One-Day DWI program
Program being facilitated virtually, not currently available in-person. More information. 

Family Court Services
Family Court Services staff continue to conduct business by phone during normal business hours, the physical office is temporarily closed. More information. 

Probation office changes

Our department has temporarily suspended in-person client visits at certain probation offices to help ensure the health and safety of our clients and staff. Please contact your probation officer if you have a scheduled visit or if you need their assistance. If you do not have your probation officer's contact information, please email POConnect@hennepin.us.

Clients can continue to visit office locations not listed below, however the lobby will be locked and clients will need to use the intercom or bell to gain access.

Health Services Building 
Clients should go to the Juvenile Justice Center (626 S. 6th St., Minneapolis).

Southside Garage
Juvenile clients should go to the Juvenile Justice Center (626 S. 6th St., Minneapolis). Adult clients should go to the 8th floor of the A-tower in the Hennepin County Government Center.

3rd floor of the A-tower in the Hennepin County Government Center
Clients should go to the 11th floor of the A-tower in the Hennepin County Government Center. 

When you visit county buildings (including all probation offices and correctional facilities)

Required face coverings

All visitors to Hennepin County buildings are required to wear face coverings that cover both mouth and nose and are secured to the head with ties or ear loops.

If you are sick

Do not enter the building if you are sick or experiencing any of the following symptoms:

• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Chills
• Headache
• Muscle pain
• Sore throat
• New loss of taste or smell

Social distance

Maintain 6 feet/2 meters of social distance.

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