Legal Question in Criminal Law in Minnesota

You have two separate questions.

"Can a inmates be held from his percribed medications?" In some cases, yes. This is a very fact specific question. A lot more information is needed before any real answer can be given.

"Is it against the law for a county jail to hold someone for 7 hours before questioning and then question them with out legal representation?" No it's not against the law. Again, this depends on the facts of the situation. There are situations where this would violate the individuals rights, but in most cases it would not.

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First, a jail must ascertain any valid prescriptions before the jail nurse can allow dispensation of medications. This may take some time and often takes more than one day.

Second, a jail may hold a person for up to 36 hours. not including weekends and holidays, before bring the peson before a Judge for a bail hearing. There is no requirement that law enforcement question that person and, in fact, once they are in custody, they cannot be questioned without first being read Miranda rights.

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