Judge Blocks MNDOC From Re-incarcerating Prisoners Released During Pandemic

A Ramsey County judge is blocking the Minnesota Department of Corrections from re-incarcerating people released from prison due to medical risk during the pandemic.  The judge issued a temporary restraining order in response to a lawsuit filed against the department.  This comes after the department notified those released under the “COVID-19 Conditional Medical Release” that they must surrender and complete their sentences.