Amid pandemic, Minnesota prisoners remain warehoused in county jails to make space for distancing

From his Kandiyohi County jail cell, Dalfonzo Thompson became listless.

He slept for hours on end just to pass the time. Some days he never saw the sun.

"It sucked the life out of me a little bit - mentally and physically," said Thompson, 25, who goes by Anthony, in a phone interview from the jail.

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