Pioneer Press
MINNEAPOLIS — The elected sheriffs of Minnesota gave a “vote of no confidence” on state Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell during their winter conference, the officials’ professional organization announced Monday in criticizing how the agency inspects and licenses county jails.
The Minnesota Sheriffs’ Association based the decision on ongoing issues and operational challenges the sheriffs had in working with the Department of Corrections, the agency’s Jail Inspection and Enforcement Unit and “specifically with the DOC’s leadership,” according to a news release…