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Part 3: Exploring Community-Based Violence Intervention Programs

A panel discussion talked about how effective community-based violence intervention programs are in resolving behaviors in the long term.

Part 2: Restorative Justice Seeks Accountability Without Prison

How a community-based group is helping youth and adults take accountability for their actions, without incarceration.

Bulletin Board: A Running Tally of Posts From Other Sources

The Lineage of a Minnesota 15 Activist

In the late 1930s, after hearing Dorothy Day speak in…

Ohio Advocacy Group Is Tracking ICE Agent Violence Against Women

An analysis by The 19th indicates that — of a list of 152 agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection who have faced administrative disciplinary action or criminal penalties for allegations of violent crimes— 73 percent of the people were categorized as being criminally charged or convicted and sentenced related to sexual offenses. Fifty percent were categorized as being criminally charged or sentenced related to crimes against minors.

Minnesota Coalition Calls on Corporations to Take a Stand Against Federal Surveillance

A coalition of Minnesota labor leaders, faith leaders, educators, and community supporters gathered outside Target’s downtown Minneapolis headquarters to call on Minnesota-based corporations to publicly oppose federal surveillance, intimidation, and retaliation against people and organizations that resisted immigration enforcement efforts in Minnesota this winter.

Part 1: Discussing Gun Violence Remedies in Bloomington

"The system will fail us if we wait for the system to solve itself.”

Commentary: Indivisible Opposes ICE Detention Center Opening in Minnesota August 11

Indivisible Twin Cities is outraged and horrified that ICE and CoreCivic have signed a contract allowing CoreCivic to operate a detention camp in Appleton, Minnesota. CoreCivic just announced its new contract with ICE in Appleton will begin Aug. 11

Bipartisan Legislators Announce New Laws to Address Domestic Violence That Take Effect August 1

Minnesota lawmakers hosted a news conference Thursday to highlight new domestic violence laws to strengthen protections for survivors, close longstanding legal loopholes, and improve accountability across the criminal justice system.

Commentary: Shelley Joseph-Kordell Deserves More Than Silence

      My aunt, Shelley Joseph-Kordell,…

Maine ICE agent linked to fatal shooting has history of domestic violence accusations (The 19th)

This story was originally reported by Mel Leonor Barclay…
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Part 2: Building Prosecution and Prevention Into Addressing Domestic Violence

“To be honest, people put the resources where their values are, right? Credit to Katie Blackwell, who was adding resources when she had the opportunity. But what does it say when you have only four or five investigators doing all of the domestic violence cases in the city of Minneapolis?”