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Press Releases

Check out our archive of press releases including important statements and announcements about our organization. 

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July 18, 2025

Minnesota Justice Research Center Launches “Transformation Blueprint” Podcast to Bridge Criminal Justice Research and Community Action

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June 12, 2025

Minnesota Justice Research Center Reflects on Meaningful Progress in 2025 Legislative Session Toward Effective and Humane Justice System

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May 15, 2025

Statement from Minnesota Justice Research Center on Closing of MCF-Stillwater

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March 18, 2025

Justice For All Coalition Pushes for Criminal Justice Policies at the Capitol with Senator Clare Oumou Verbeten & Representative Dave Pinto

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November 12, 2024

Minnesota Justice Research Center to Bring Together Local and National Experts to Discuss “Pivoting from Problem to Possibility”

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September 13, 2024

Minnesota Justice Research Center Completes Statewide
Community Conversations on Bail, Jail, & Pretrial Policy

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May 10, 2024

Minnesota Justice Research Center Congratulates Karl-Anthony Towns on Winning NBA Social Justice Champion Award

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March 31, 2023

Minnesota Justice Research Center Brings Community Voice Into
Consent Decree to Address Race-Based Policing and Strengthen

Public Safety in Minneapolis

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January 4, 2023

Legislative Leaders Observe MLK Day By Previewing the 2023 Public Safety Agenda

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October 14, 2022

Innovative Town Hall Format Has Hennepin County Attorney Candidates Discuss the “Future of Prosecution” With an Audience of Crime Victims and Formerly Incarcerated People

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May 4, 2022

Hennepin County Attorney 101: A Forum on the Role of County Attorneys in the Criminal Legal System

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November 11, 2020

Minnesota Justice Research Center’s 2020 Re-Imagining Justice Conference Creates Space for Community to Discuss Ways to Transform Minnesota’s Criminal Justice System

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July 3, 2025

Statement from Minnesota Justice Research Center Opposing Lawsuit to Prevent Jail Residents from Receiving Necessary Medications

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May 23, 2025

5 Years Since the Murder of George Floyd: A Statement from Minnesota Justice Research Center

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May 12, 2025

Minnesota Justice Research Center Welcomes Jana Kooren as New Associate Director

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February 17, 2025

Minnesota Justice Research Center Publishes Legislative Recommendations for a Fairer Pretrial System

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October 27, 2024

Minnesota Justice Research Center Wins the Minnesota Alliance on Crime's 2024 Alliance Ally Award

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July 9, 2024

Minnesota Justice Research Center to Host Annual Re-Imagining Justice Conference on November 19 in Minneapolis

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September 7, 2023

MNJRC Shows Wide-Reaching Consequences of the Pretrial System in Hennepin County

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January 17, 2023

The Minnesota Justice Research Center Receives Grant From Arnold Ventures to Help Advance the Transformation of Community Supervision

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November 10, 2022

Minnesota Justice Research Center’s 2022 Re-Imagining Justice Conference focuses on Building Bridges and Seeking Solutions

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May 24, 2022

New Report by the Minnesota Justice Research Center Identifies the POST Board as a Powerful Tool for Enhancing Police Accountability in Minnesota

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November 23, 2020

Minnesota Justice Research Center’s 2020 Re-Imagining Justice Conference Paves Path To Transform Minnesota’s Criminal Justice System

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