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Download Criminal Justice Reform Resources (PDF)  <\/a><\/div>\n

Great North Innocence Project \u2013 Conviction Review Unit<\/a><\/h2>\n

The Great North Innocence Project received a two- year, $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice that will fund the formation of Minnesota\u2019s first-ever Conviction Review Unit (CRU). The CRU, which will operate as a partnership between the Minnesota Attorney General\u2019s Office and the Great North Innocence Project.<\/p>\n

Minnesota Public Criminal History Search<\/a><\/h2>\n

This website is a free service offered by the\u00a0Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA).\u00a0 The website contains public data maintained by the BCA. Data on criminal convictions is public for 15 years following the completion of any sentence.<\/p>\n

We Are All Criminals<\/a><\/h2>\n

We Are All Criminals catalyzes conversations about crime, privilege, punishment, and second chances. They get the word out through their website, social media, traveling and interactive art exhibits, and presentations across the United States.<\/p>\n

Minnesota Justice Research Center<\/a><\/h2>\n

info@mnjrc.org<\/a><\/p>\n

651-337-9255<\/p>\n

Through research, education, and policy development, MNJRC helps our community create a criminal justice system that aligns with our commonly held values.<\/p>\n

Minnesota Department of Human Rights<\/a><\/h2>\n

2010-2019 Report<\/p>\n

Timeline of reports regarding civil rights investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department\u2019s policies, procedures, and practices over the past 10 years, examining whether or not the police department engaged in systemic discriminatory practices towards people of color under the Minnesota Human Rights Act.<\/p>\n

Restorative Justice Community Action<\/a><\/h2>\n

612-746-0780<\/p>\n

Restorative Justice\u00a0Partners<\/a><\/p>\n

Over the years Restorative Justice has fulfilled its mission by establishing a diverse range of local partnerships with the criminal justice system of Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis, to local organizations and businesses, as well as federally funded community spaces such as libraries, parks, and more. Through these innovative partnerships, the community has the ability to access court referrals as well as influence policymaking on issues that affect the criminal justice system\u2019s capacity to keep our streets safe.<\/p>\n

Prison Policy Initiative<\/a><\/h2>\n

Research Library<\/a><\/p>\n

The Prison Policy Initiative is a leading organization in the fight against mass incarceration. They use data, both national and state specific, to explain the need for criminal justice reform, in ways designed to both bring in new allies and re-energize existing supporters.<\/p>\n

The Sentencing Project<\/a><\/h2>\n

staff@sentencingproject.org<\/a><\/p>\n

202-628-0871<\/p>\n

The Sentencing Project frames the issues surrounding criminal justice reform and compiles state-level criminal justice data from a variety of sources. Using their website’s state-by-state data feature, you can navigate\u00a0between interactive maps, tables, and rankings\u00a0that allow you to access and use these data.<\/p>\n

Publication: To Build a Better Criminal Justice System: 25 Experts Envision the Next 25 Years of Reform<\/a><\/p>\n

ACLU \u2013 The Criminal Law Reform Project<\/a><\/h2>\n

The Criminal Law Reform Project (CLRP) focuses its work on the \u201cfront end\u201d of the criminal legal system\u2014from policing to sentencing\u2014 seeking to end excessively harsh criminal justice policies that result in mass incarceration, over-criminalization, and racial injustice, and stand in the way of a fair and equal society.<\/p>\n

The Brennan Center\u2019s Justice Program<\/a><\/h2>\n

brennancenter@nyu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

646-292-8310<\/p>\n

The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law is a nonpartisan law and policy institute that works to reform, revitalize \u2014 and when necessary, defend \u2014 our country\u2019s systems of democracy and justice. The Brennan Center\u2019s Justice Program seeks to secure our nation\u2019s promise of equal justice for all by creating a rational, effective, and fair justice system. Its priority focus is to reduce mass incarceration. The program melds law, policy, and economics to produce new empirical analyses and innovative policy solutions to advance this critical goal.<\/p>\n

Urban Institute \u2013 Urban Wire: Crime and Justice<\/a><\/h2>\n

The Urban Wire is the blog of the Urban Institute. This specific blog focuses on what victims want from criminal justice reform.<\/p>\n

The Marshall Project<\/a><\/h2>\n

info@themarshallproject.org<\/a><\/p>\n

212-803-5200<\/p>\n

The Marshall Project is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that seeks to create and sustain a sense of national urgency about the U.S. criminal justice system. They achieve this through award-winning journalism, partnerships with other news outlets and public forums. In all of their work they strive to educate and enlarge the audience of people who care about the state of criminal justice.<\/p>\n

Last Prisoner Project<\/a><\/h2>\n

The Last Prisoner Project was formed in direct response to the criminalization of cannabis and the disproportionate impact it has had on marginalized communities. The goal of the organization is to reduce and one day eliminate the social and economic inequities caused by unfair cannabis laws and related public policies. They are dedicated to ensuring that, through clemency efforts and advocating for criminal justice reform, no individual in the U.S. remains incarcerated as a result of a cannabis related offense.<\/p>\n

Equal Justice Initiative<\/a><\/h2>\n

contact_us@eji.org<\/a><\/p>\n

334-269-1803<\/p>\n

EJI believes ending mass incarceration is the civil rights issue of our time. They challenge excessive punishment in court, advocate for parole and provide re-entry support, and advance systemic reform through research, education, and narrative work.<\/p>\n

Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice<\/a><\/h2>\n

Penn Law<\/p>\n

quattronecenter@law.upenn.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Quattrone\u00a0Center for the Fair Administration of Justice\u00a0at the University\u00a0of\u00a0Pennsylvania Carey Law School is a nonpartisan, national research and policy hub\u00a0producing and disseminating research designed to prevent errors in the criminal justice system. The Center takes an interdisciplinary, data-driven, \u201csystems approach\u201d to identifying and analyzing the most crucial problems in the justice system, and proposing solutions that improve its fairness for the benefit of society. They state that their research and programs are independent and unbiased, engaging all parties required to effect substantial change for the better\u00a0\u2014 academia, the judiciary, law enforcement, defense and prosecution, legislators, forensic and social scientists, victims\u2019 rights advocates, the media, and others.<\/p>\n

First Step Alliance<\/a><\/h2>\n

info@firststepalliance.org<\/a><\/p>\n

862-294-0355<\/p>\n

First Step Alliance\u00a0is a non-profit organization committed to charitable and educational causes that help advance successful re-entry and sustainable financial independence for formerly incarcerated people. They seek to partner with re-entry programs, credit unions and Community Development Financial Institutions to fulfill their mission.<\/p>\n

The Sentencing Project<\/h2>\n

Publication: Reducing Racial Disparity in the Criminal Justice System: A Manual for Practitioners and Policymakers<\/a> PDF<\/p>\n

Reducing-Racial-Disparity-in-the-Criminal-Justice-System-A-Manual-for-Practitioners and Policymakers represents the product of a collaboration among leaders from all components of the criminal justice system.\u00a0 Staff of the Sentencing Project convened an advisory committee composed of criminal justice leaders who provided information, participated in group discussions, and reviewed drafts of the manual.\u00a0 In addition, staff and consultants interviewed a broad rage of criminal justice practitioners nationally to solicit ideas and analysis.<\/p>\n

American Civil Liberties Union<\/h2>\n

Publication: Blueprint for Smart Justice Minnesota (2019)<\/a> PDF<\/p>\n

The American Civil Liberties Union has completed a comprehensive study on mass incarceration in the state \u2014 and what actions we can take to dramatically reduce it.<\/p>\n

Minnesota Freedom Fund<\/h2>\n

Since 2016, their mission has been to pay criminal bail and immigration bonds for those who cannot afford to, as we seek to end discriminatory, intimidating, and oppressive money bail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Great North Innocence Project \u2013 Conviction Review Unit The Great North Innocence Project received a two- year, $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice that will fund the formation of Minnesota\u2019s first-ever Conviction Review Unit (CRU). The CRU, which will operate as a partnership between the Minnesota Attorney General\u2019s Office and the Great North … <\/p>\n

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