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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
May 10, 2023
Building the Justice for All Coalition
By Ta’Mara Hill, MNJRC Policy Director Minnesota is no stranger to difficult conversations about race or public safety. We’ve come a long...
Mar 31, 2023
Addressing Race-based Policing in Minneapolis: A Consent Decree Invites New Beginnings
The long-awaited consent decree between the State and the City is a beginning, not an end. Our reflection on this historic agreement.
Mar 20, 2023
Reflections on Continuing the Conversation: Restorative Justice
By Patrick Nolan, Project Coordinator for the Minnesota Justice Research Center (MNJRC). Patrick Nolan is the Project Coordinator for the...
Feb 1, 2023
Helping More Minnesotans Show Up: #FromTheBlockToTheBallot
By Zeke Caligiuri with contributions from LaLinda Xiong and Antonio Williams Minnesota shows up to the polls. Often we are near the top...
Nov 10, 2022
THIS WEEK! Announcing Re-Imagining Justice Conference Program Details
Registration is now open! Register HERE What: 2022 Re-Imagining Justice conference: Building Bridges - Seeking Solutions When and where:...
Oct 19, 2022
Join the conversation at this year’s Re-Imagining Justice conference
Announcing our in-person opening keynote by Civil Rights Activist Desmond Meade Registration is now open! Register HERE The TL/DR: What:...
Oct 11, 2022
From The Block To The Ballot
Join the MNJRC and our partners over the next four weeks as we work to move eligible voters with criminal histories #FromTheBlockToTheBallot
Aug 24, 2022
Strengthening Partnerships to Build Hopeful Futures: MABC 2022
By: Amy Dorman, MPP Research Manager at the Minnesota Justice Research Center Insights from the 2022 Midwest Asset Building Conference In...
Jul 18, 2022
What you can do to change policing in Minnesota
Transforming the system of policing in Minnesota can feel like an impossible task. Despite growing numbers of calls to transform the...
Jun 21, 2022
Sparking Conversation to Create Meaningful Change in Minneapolis
By Audel Shokohzadeh Community Engagement Director, Minnesota Department of Human Rights Since launching the investigation in June 2020,...
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