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A record-setting swearing-in ceremony for the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office is leading to a fully staffed agency and a major slowdown of millions spent to move inmates due to staffing struggles at the jail.
On Tuesday night, 28 licensed deputies and 99 detention deputies were sworn in by Sheriff Dawanna Witt — she said during the ceremony that brings the agency to 900 personnel.
“There were a lot of people who thought that we couldn’t get to this point,” Sheriff Witt told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS. “Here we are, fully staffed with still room to grow.”
The agency’s staffing shortage in the jail created unique challenges, including the relocation of hundreds of inmates to other jails.
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