Jones v. Borchardt

*647OPINION

MEYER, Justice.

Appellant Andrew Tyler Jones was unable to post bail and spent 286 days in the Olmsted County jail awaiting resolution of the charges against him and sentencing. Under Minn.Stat. § 641.12, subd. 3(a) (2008), the county required Jones to pay for his preconviction confinement costs. Jones brought suit challenging the county’s decision to require him to pay precon-viction confinement costs. The district court granted the county’s motion for summary judgment, and the court of appeals affirmed. We reverse.

On March 31, 2004, Jones was arrested and charged in Olmsted County…