Continuing Education Resources List

This session is eligible for 1.0 Elimination of Bias CLE credit and Social Work CEUs.

To receive continuing education credits, purchase the appropriate ticket and you will receive access to the password projected video online. For legal practitioners seeking CLE credit, take note of the keyword that will appear in the video. When you are done viewing the video, submit the keyword to info@mnjrc.org and you will receive the code you need to claim your CLE.

About this session:

This session was part of the MNJRC's 2022 Re-Imagining Justice Conference. To learn more about the annual conference, go to: https://www.mnjrc.org/re-imagining-justice-conference

The Less is More: Community Supervision Revocation Reform Act was signed into law in New York State on September 17, 2021 and took effect on March 1, 2022. The #LessIsMoreNY campaign to draft and pass the law was co-led by Unchained and the Katal Center. These two organizations are now working to ensure it is implemented properly and protect it from rollbacks or repeal.

Panelists Emily NaPier Singletary (Co-Executive Director of Unchained), Brian T. Shaw (Unchained Member), Kenyatta Muzzanni (Director of Organizing at the Katal Center), and Anthony Maund (Member of Katal) will discuss problems with parole supervision in New York State prior to Less is More, and the work that must continue after a law is enacted.

This session is eligible for 1.0 Standard CLE credit and Social Work CEUs.

To receive continuing education credits, purchase the appropriate ticket and you will receive access to the password projected video online. For legal practitioners seeking CLE credit, take note of the keyword that will appear in the video. When you are done viewing the video, submit the keyword to info@mnjrc.org and you will receive the code you need to claim your CLE.

About this session:

Why has community supervision shifted from an alternative to imprisonment to becoming one of the largest drivers of incarceration? Over 60 percent of prison admissions in Minnesota result from supervision failures, making up approximately 25 percent of the prison population and costing taxpayers more than $77 million per year. This MNJRC *Continuing the Conversation* seeks to reimagine probation and supervised release to create systems that incentivize success rather than punishing failure.

Panelists include: Athena Hollins, State Representative, 66B: Representative Hollins serves the people of District 66B in Ramsey County, Shenika Chambers, Policy Program Manager, Violence Free Minnesota, Nikki Engel, Policy & Legal Systems Program Manager, Violence Free Minnesota and Kahlee Griffey, Until We Are All Free.

This session is eligible for 1.0 Standard CLE credit and Social Work CEUs.

To receive continuing education credits, purchase the appropriate ticket and you will receive access to the password projected video online. For legal practitioners seeking CLE credit, take note of the keyword that will appear in the video. When you are done viewing the video, submit the keyword to info@mnjrc.org and you will receive the code you need to claim your CLE.

About this session:

This session was part of the MNJRC's 2022 Re-Imagining Justice Conference. To learn more about the annual conference, go to: https://www.mnjrc.org/re-imagining-justice-conference

Until 2022, Minnesota's response to competency restoration was regulated by Rule 20.01 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure. Stakeholders have long expressed a number of shortcomings in the rule and the overall response in Minnesota. In 2019, NAMI Minnesota led an effort to investigate this issue closely with all the stakeholders and offer solutions through the legislatively created Community Competency Restoration Task Force.

Panelists Elliot Butay (National Alliance on Mental Illness - Minnesota), Elizabeth Beltaos (Hennepin County Attorney's Office), and Katheryn Cranbrook (MN 4th Judicial District) will discuss the complex intersection of mental illnesses, the criminal legal system, and the rights of the accused.

This session is eligible for 1.0 Standard CLE credit and Social Work CEUs.

To receive continuing education credits, purchase the appropriate ticket and you will receive access to the password projected video online. For legal practitioners seeking CLE credit, take note of the keyword that will appear in the video. When you are done viewing the video, submit the keyword to info@mnjrc.org and you will receive the code you need to claim your CLE.

About this session:

This session was part of the MNJRC's 2022 Re-Imagining Justice Conference. To learn more about the annual conference, please visit: https://www.mnjrc.org/re-imagining-justice-conference

The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force was created in 2019 to examine the root causes, systemic problems, and potential solutions to violence against indigenous women and girls in Minnesota, including members of the two spirit community. Established by the Minnesota Legislature in 2019, the task force includes representatives from 11 tribal nations, community and advocacy organizations, legislators, law enforcement, and the legal field.

The Indigenous women who led Minnesota’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Task Force and who run the newly created MMIW Office in the Department of Public Safety will discuss what they’ve learned through the Task Force’s work.

Panelists Nicole MartinRogers (Wilder Research), Minnesota State Senator Mary Kunesh, Juliet Rudie, and Stephanie Autumn will speak on how indigenous women are affected by community safety, procedural justice, and “beyond bars.”

This session is eligible for 1.0 Elimination of Bias CLE credit and Social Work CEUs.

To receive continuing education credits, purchase the appropriate ticket and you will receive access to the password projected video online. For legal practitioners seeking CLE credit, take note of the keyword that will appear in the video. When you are done viewing the video, submit the keyword to info@mnjrc.org and you will receive the code you need to claim your CLE.

About this session:

This session was part of the MNJRC's 2022 Re-Imagining Justice Conference. To learn more about the annual conference, please visit: https://www.mnjrc.org/re-imagining-justice-conference

At a time when public data is available for a wide range of topics, the public does not have access to, and therefore knows very little about, the impact of the cash bail system. This panel’s objective is to ensure that current research and data-gathering efforts are transparent and inclusive of those most impacted by Minnesota’s pretrial systems, as well as trouble the idea that our current system is effective, constitutional, or just.

Panelists Anna Hall (Legal Rights Center), Victoria Piehowski (MNJRC), Marci Exsted (MNJRC), Brie Petersen (MNJRC), and Adoniyah Israel (MN Freedom Fund) will reflect on how the experiences and perspectives of those who have paid bail match the experiences and perspectives of people who engage with it in professional contexts.

This session is eligible for 1.0 Standard CLE credit and Social Work CEUs.

To receive continuing education credits, purchase the appropriate ticket and you will receive access to the password projected video online. For legal practitioners seeking CLE credit, take note of the keyword that will appear in the video. When you are done viewing the video, submit the keyword to info@mnjrc.org and you will receive the code you need to claim your CLE.

About this session:

This session was part of the MNJRC's 2022 Re-Imagining Justice Conference. To learn more about the annual conference, please visit: https://www.mnjrc.org/re-imagining-justice-conference

Reentry provides enough challenges of its own. However, for registry-involved individuals, there are often additional barriers and hurdles. Panelists Tim Dorway (MN Second Chance Coalition and REPOWERED), Mark Bliven, and Brad Vandervegt (Minnesota Department of Corrections) will discuss the real data about registry-involved recidivism rate and the special release conditions that exist for those on the Predatory Offender Registry.

This session is eligible for 1.5 Elimination of Bias CLE credits and Social Work CEUs.

To receive continuing education credits, purchase the appropriate ticket and you will receive access to the password projected video online. For legal practitioners seeking CLE credit, take note of the keyword that will appear in the video. When you are done viewing the video, submit the keyword to info@mnjrc.org and you will receive the code you need to claim your CLE.

About this session:

Restorative practices build community safety through the power of relationships. Join the MNJRC for our *Continuing the Conversation* focusing on restorative justice with panelists dr. raj, recovering criminologist at Metro State; Rep. Sandra Feist, Minnesota State Representative (39B); and Beau RaRa, Youth Restorative Justice Initiative Lead, Legal Rights Center. The panel will discuss the historical context of current legal systems and how they have compounded racial inequities. The panelists will then explore restorative practices and how they can address past harm and transition the justice system to one that is more equitable.

Check out our blog on the topic! https://www.mnjrc.org/post/reflections-on-continuing-the-conversation-restorative-justice

This session is eligible for 1.0 Elimination of Bias CLE credit and Social Work CEUs.

To receive continuing education credits, purchase the appropriate ticket and you will receive access to the password projected video online. For legal practitioners seeking CLE credit, take note of the keyword that will appear in the video. When you are done viewing the video, submit the keyword to info@mnjrc.org and you will receive the code you need to claim your CLE.

About this session:

This session was part of the MNJRC's 2022 Re-Imagining Justice Conference. To learn more about the annual conference, please visit: https://www.mnjrc.org/re-imagining-justice-conference

The Legal Revolution: Utilizing Legal Education and Practice to Transform the Criminal Justice System

The Legal Revolution is a movement to structurally transform the legal discipline through a series of initiatives that center racial equity, wellness, and the expertise of those most impacted by the law. The Prison-to-Law Pipeline is facilitating ABA-accredited law degrees and ABA-approved paralegal degrees for incarcerated legal scholars.

Panelists John Goeppinger (Legal Revolution, Director of Firm Development), Jon Geffen (Director of Reentry Services), and Maya Johnson (Director of Prison-to-Law Pipeline) will address the work being done with the Prison-to-Law Pipeline, as well as the civil legal services being provided by The Legal Revolution Law Firm.

This session is eligible for 1.5 Standard CLE credit and Social Work CEUs.

To receive continuing education credits, purchase the appropriate ticket and you will receive access to the password projected video online. For legal practitioners seeking CLE credit, take note of the keyword that will appear in the video. When you are done viewing the video, submit the keyword to info@mnjrc.org and you will receive the code you need to claim your CLE.

About this session:

According to The Sentencing Project, an estimated 2 percent of people of voting age in the United States were ineligible to cast ballots in 2022 due to state laws prohibiting people with felony convictions from voting. This MNJRC *Continuing the Conversation* explores the history of felon disenfranchisement in the United States, the efforts to change these laws in Minnesota and nationally, and the road ahead for voting rights. The panel stresses strategies to enhance democracy and boost voter turnout, including advising clients about their voting rights after felony voting restoration.

Panelists include Dr. Christopher Uggen, Regents Professor, Martindale Chair, and Distinguished McKnight Professor in Sociology, Law, and Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota; JaNae' Bates, theologian, Fulbright scholar, and Director of Communications for ISAIAH and Faith in Minnesota; Zeke Caligiuri, writer, system-impacted, and MNJRC Community Engagement Manager; and Dr. Katie Remington Cunningham, MNJRC's Research Director. The discussion was facilitated by Mark Haase, Executive Officer to the Ramsey County Attorney.