Minnesota Women's Press

CALL series: Talking About Juvenile Justice Reform

05/24/2023

On Tuesday we listened at a forum that featured a deep…

Major Public Safety and Gun Legislation Bills Signed Into Law (and Some of the Debates Against Them)

05/12/2023

"Red flag" gun legislation will restrict access to people who are in danger of using guns to cause harm, including in domestic violence issues. Opposition voices included here...

Part 2: House Debates About Gun Legislation and Restorative Justice

05/10/2023

The Minnesota legislature has been working for several months on new public safety policy. As the session winds down, they are closer on several progressive measures. This story reflects some of the conversation that members have had about the provisions in past debates.

NEWS: Two Recent Minneapolis Events Showcase New Imagination Around Public Safety

05/08/2023

Junauda Petrus and Rep. María Isa are helping to bring attention to long-standing and generally underappreciated approaches to address public safety

Racial Justice Network: Frank Talk About the Pushback to Reforming Criminal Legal System

05/04/2023

Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara: "I perceived that everyone here wanted to change: residents, government, police officers. And I was wrong. People absolutely want progress, but people don't really want change.”

SERIES: Re-Imagining Public Safety

05/04/2023

Stories that reflect the challenges and solutions to creating a safer Minnesota that relies less on locks than on addressing behavioral concerns and needs.

Minnesota Mothers Testify to U.N. Delegation About Losing Their Children to Police Violence

05/03/2023

This ongoing series of testimonials shares the stories of pain direct from mothers of Black sons killed by police

Part 1: House Discussion About No-Knock Warrants, Bias Registry, and More

05/02/2023

"Two mosques have been burned in the last 48 hours in Minnesota. They are the target of hate and bigotry, and we’re sitting here pretending that there is no problem."

Hmong Minnesotan Efforts to Liberate Us From Violence

04/27/2023

“[W]hether it is the police or the men in our community, it’s the same kind of violence. It is patriarchal violence.”

Breaking the Cycles that Lead to Violence

04/26/2023

"We’re seeing a resurgence of interest in restorative justice, because it resonates, I think, at the core with so many of us."

What Matters to Us: Editor’s Letter and TOC

04/26/2023

“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.” — Angela Davis

Deep Dive: Let’s Talk About Public Safety

04/24/2023

Changemakers Alliance is the Minnesota Women’s Press extension that creates deep dive stories, partly by hosting and sharing public conversations about core topics that impact people statewide.