
Conversation: MMIR Crisis
Talking with four women on background to action steps about the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives crisis in Minnesota

Gov. and Lt. Gov Talk With Us About Trauma
The state has been “headed in the same direction for 162 years. Trying to turn the ship is a tall order, but we are in a moment where we have to get it done. If folks are not willing to be in that work with us, then they just have to get out of the way.”

Valerie Castile & Deneal Trueblood
I am tired of the lip service. Let’s do this.

Reform Within Shakopee Women’s Prison
From 2013 to 2020, women imprisoned while pregnant had not committed a new crime — 77 percent had been incarcerated for a technical violation, such as violating parole by not checking in with a probation officer.


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