Sep 11When Storytelling Becomes Data, It Has Transformative Power By Anna Simonton, Research Assistant - Pretrial Best Practices I’m always struck by the way people leave a community conversation,...
Feb 21Toward a Just Minnesota: Recap of the Justice for All Coalition's Legislative Preview EventBy Sumaya Mohamed, Government Affairs Specialist at Firefly Advocacy On Thursday, February 8th, 2024, the Justice for All Coalition...
Jan 17We Must Learn To Live Together... Or We Will Perish Together As FoolsBy Justin Terrell, MNJRC Executive Director On Monday, January 15th, 2024 the country celebrated the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on...
Oct 24, 2023My 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 17, 2023MNJRC'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 4, 2023Reimagining a Just Pretrial Process TogetherMarci Exsted (she/her) is a Research Assistant at the Minnesota Justice Research Center (MNJRC) A lot of my personal story revolves...
Aug 29, 2023My Internship Experience with the Minnesota Justice Research CenterBy Grace Foss, Research Intern During winter break in 2022, I began the journey that every college student dreads during their academic...
Jul 26, 2023Re-Imagining Youth Justice in Ramsey CountyBy John Choi, Brenda Burnside, Dr. Tamara Mattison and Kara Beckman It has often been said that the definition of insanity is to continue...
Jun 22, 2023Reflections on Community Engagement in Shaping a Consent Decree, Story-telling and the Path ForwardKayla Richards (she/her; Oglala Lakota) is a Research Manager at the Minnesota Justice Research Center. The following is a reflection on...
May 10, 2023Building the Justice for All CoalitionBy Ta’Mara Hill, MNJRC Policy Director Minnesota is no stranger to difficult conversations about race or public safety. We’ve come a long...