Report: Hennepin sheriff should move toward more civilian deputies

An outside consultant recommended Thursday that the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office hire more detention deputies to work in the jail and courthouse instead of using more expensive sworn deputies in those positions.

The recommendation was made in a 156-page study by Matrix Consulting Group. After a spike in overtime in the Sheriff’s Office a couple of years ago, the county had agreed to spend up to $100,000 for the study by the California company.

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