Courses

Learn about the challenges facing Minnesota’s aging correctional facilities, the 2023 protest at Stillwater, and the future of the state’s incarceration infrastructure.

Learn about how a harm reduction approach to drug testing in probation and parole can shift away from punitive measures, promoting rehabilitation and supporting housing, employment, and social connections.

Learn about the evolution of the juvenile justice system, the criminalization of youth, and the role of restorative practices in transforming youth justice through advocacy, research, and legal work.

Learn about the hidden structural barriers to reentry, the gap between policy and real support, and how society can create environments that truly support second chances.

Learn how We Resolve uses the Participatory Defense Model to empower individuals, families, and communities in navigating the criminal legal system, challenging disparities, and providing court support.

Examine the challenges and possibilities of using restorative justice in gender-based violence cases, with insights from a community-based study and practical applications across various settings.

Explore community-centered alternatives to policing that prioritize holistic, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive approaches to public safety, including mental health first responders and restorative justice.

Explore the importance of procedural fairness in rebuilding public trust in the courts, with insights on perception, practical strategies, and the role of data in measuring justice.

Explore the critical role of driver’s license access in successful reentry, recent Minnesota reforms, and collaborative advocacy efforts to remove barriers for formerly incarcerated individuals.

Examine Minnesota’s system of sex offense civil commitment, its costly impact, and the flaws of predictive risk assessments, while exploring alternatives that could more effectively reduce sexual violence statewide.

Explore Minnesota’s decades-long challenges with community supervision and the 2023 reforms aimed at reducing correctional control, prioritizing resources, and improving supervision outcomes.

The Less is More: Community Supervision Revocation Reform Act was signed into law in New York State on Sept 17, 2021 and took effect on March 1, 2022. Panelists 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.

Reentry provides enough challenges, but for registry-involved individuals, there are often additional barriers and hurdles.

Learn about the Community Competency Restoration Task Force and the complex intersection of mental illnesses, the criminal legal system, and the rights of the accused.

This panel explores the history of felon disenfranchisement in the US, efforts to change the laws in MN and nationally, and the road ahead for voting rights, including strategies to enhance democracy, boost voter turnout, and advising clients about their voting rights after felony voting restoration

Learn how the Legal Revolution and the Prison-to-Law Pipeline are working with incarcerated legal scholars to earn ABA-accredited law degrees and ABA-approved paralegal degrees.

Restorative practices build community safety through the power of relationships. In this "Continuing the Conversation", panelists dr. raj, recovering criminologist at Metro State; Rep. Sandra Feist, Minnesota State Representative (39B); and Beau RaRa with LRC discuss the power of the practice.

Why has community supervision shifted from an alternative to imprisonment to becoming one of the largest drivers of incarceration? This panel seeks to reimagine probation and supervised release to create systems that incentivize success rather than punishing failure.

Panelists present challenges and initial findings of their research into the experiences and perspectives of those who have paid bail and how our current system is effective, constitutional, or just.

Learn about the MMIW Task Force's work to examine the root causes, systemic problems, and potential solutions to violence against indigenous women, girls, and two spirit people in Minnesota