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Re-imaginings and Reflections
Reflections and aspirations from our team and community partners on current issues in the criminal legal system


Prevention Beats Excessive Punishment Every Time: MNJRC Testifies On HF 7
By the Minnesota Justice Research Center “I’m here to testify on HF 7 but more broadly on rebalancing our criminal legal system away from...
Feb 19


Upholding Values, Building Bridges: Strengthening Our Partnerships Through Pretrial Conversations
Alejandro is a Policy Assistant at the Minnesota Justice Research Center. By Alejandro Caceres-Aranda My own personal experience with...
Dec 10, 2024


When Storytelling Becomes Data, It Has Transformative PowerÂ
By Anna Simonton, Research Assistant - Pretrial Best Practices I’m always struck by the way people leave a community conversation,...
Sep 11, 2024


Toward a Just Minnesota: Recap of the Justice for All Coalition's Legislative Preview Event
By Sumaya Mohamed, Government Affairs Specialist at Firefly Advocacy On Thursday, February 8th, 2024, the Justice for All Coalition...
Feb 21, 2024


We Must Learn To Live Together... Or We Will Perish Together As Fools
By Justin Terrell, MNJRC Executive Director On Monday, January 15th, 2024 the country celebrated the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on...
Jan 17, 2024


My Experience as a Research Assistant for MNJRC
By Tsiyhon Kika I was first introduced to the Minnesota Justice Research Center (MNJRC) in a group meeting with the honors students in my...
Oct 24, 2023

MNJRC's 2023 Re-Imagining Justice Conference -- Centering Humanity Over Fear
Program Details Thursday, November 16th 6 - 9 PM: In-person opening reception and keynote address at Plymouth Congregational Church,1919...
Oct 17, 2023


Reimagining a Just Pretrial Process Together
Marci Exsted (she/her) is a Research Assistant at the Minnesota Justice Research Center (MNJRC) A lot of my personal story revolves...
Oct 4, 2023

My Internship Experience with the Minnesota Justice Research Center
By Grace Foss, Research Intern During winter break in 2022, I began the journey that every college student dreads during their academic...
Aug 29, 2023


Re-Imagining Youth Justice in Ramsey County
By John Choi, Brenda Burnside, Dr. Tamara Mattison and Kara Beckman It has often been said that the definition of insanity is to continue...
Jul 26, 2023
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