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Justice & Public Safety

News Bites: Minnesota Immigrants, ICE, and Politics

A noise demonstration is scheduled in Albert Lea Sunday on behalf of a 23-year-old man with serious health issues who has been in ICE-related detention for 14 months. And Keith Ellison updates campaign volunteers on cases against ICE agents.
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DEEP DIVE: The Values of Trust, Data, and Strategy in Solving Violent Crimes

With the Minneapolis police budget under scrutiny for effectiveness commensurate with dollars spent, analysis of how Saint Paul public safety programs have been effective in some ways as a comparison, and the Hennepin County attorney election in play, I revisited notes from a conference held a year ago by the Minnesota Justice Research Center titled “Committing to Progress in Policing.”
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EXPLAINER: Minneapolis Policing Budget (updated 10/15)

As Minneapolis faces proposed property tax increases amounting to 11.3 percent — alongside cuts to public services, park hours, and municipal positions — public debate has intensified over funding priorities and fiscal oversight. Mayor Jacob Frey’s proposed budget allocates $246.8 million to the Minneapolis Police Department — more than the combined budgets of the Fire, Public Works, and Health departments. Of every $1,000 in 2027 property taxes, about $223 goes to policing.
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VIOLENCE PREVENTION: The Impact and Ecosystem of Domestic Violence in Minnesota

Every year Violence Free Minnesota shares on October 1 — as Domestic Violence Awareness month begins — a snapshot of how Minnesota communities have been impacted by domestic violence, naming the victims of the previous year. The following are snapshots from the 76-page 2024 Homicide Report, released today.
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COMMENTARY: Can Minnesota be the first state to end the epidemic of violence against Black women, girls and femmes? 

Black women, girls and femmes who are 14 years or older and live in Minnesota are invited to participate in this opportunity.
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Part 1: Talking About Restoring Community Health With Four Minnesota Senators

At a conversation held at St. Catherine’s University by Twin Cities Nonviolent in September, four legislative leaders talked about how to reduce violence in our communities. The panelists included current Minnesota senators Heather Gustafson, Zaynab Mohammed, Erin Murphy, and former senator Patricia Torres Ray.
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DATA CENTER SERIES: The Impact on Minnesota Waters

Residents worry that the data center will overshadow their own water needs, especially in the summer months. Tract developers convinced city officials to let data centers use municipal water supplies — despite the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ statutes governing water use — meaning that center water demands will be prioritized alongside domestic use.
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Part 1: Next Steps in Gun Violence Protection

“I got here by being pissed off about what was happening, and wanting to do something about it, and organizing people who are ready to do the same. That is how things are gonna change.”
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Commentary from Someone Who Knew the Shooter as a Child and Speaks About the Country’s Giant Unfulfilled Need

It's a snowball effect of multiple system failures at a national level, that every murderer was once a kid in someone's classroom who needed help, and that this issue is so much deeper and more complicated than we want to admit.
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A Conversation in Rochester About Improving Access to Domestic Violence Shelters

Minnesotans are somewhat aware of the 30 to 40 people in Minnesota who are murdered every year, but less about those people who are struggling inside a violent home.
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Reflections on My Four Years in the Deep South

A Minnesotan recalls the children she held in the 1970s who suffered from lack of social and familial security, and wishes to see a more integrated society.
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NEWS: Minnesota Father Reunited With Family After Two Months in ICE Detention

“We believe true justice means healing harm rather than multiplying it through detention and deportation."
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Elected Officials Talk to Students About Their Power in Policy

"During the pandemic, we launched a guaranteed income pilot. We decided that in August and we sent out the first checks in October. That's what I love about municipal government. ... My goal is: don't fight back, fight forward."
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NEWS: NAMI Concerned That New Lawsuit Threatens Progress for Mental Health Care in Jail

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"Jail is hardly the place to make changes to antipsychotic treatment.”
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Whose Humanity Is Worth Telling? A Call for Racial Equity in Media Narratives

By repeatedly framing white violence as aberration and Black behavior as pathology, media coverage distorts public perception. It upholds the myth that white violence is understandable — even forgivable — while Black pain and Black humanity remain invisible.
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