transforming justice

It is rare for women who have graduated from the program to return to prison.

The combination of these payouts and police misconduct settlements is approaching $150 million dollars. That’s more than three fourths of what the MPD’s budget was in 2020.

While one in four people in Minnesota (and across the nation) has a criminal record, four in four have a criminal history: that is, we are all criminals — and we’re also so much more.

Data reveals the roots of why people are incarcerated — and indicates why prison might not be the solution.

“If you are imprisoned and you are innocent of a crime, you can imagine that it just compounds the trauma.”

I wish more people would be involved with this work and understand that people who commit crimes need help. We are not monsters.

Getting funded requires a culture shift in society, she says. “A recognition that incarceration does not work. We do not acknowledge the reality of where the harm is coming from.”

“It became clear to me that any program addressing the violence women had committed would also need to address the aggression and violence they had personally experienced.”

This ongoing series of conversations with Minnesota women about their engagement in politics was created as a collaboration between Amra

The League of Women’s Voters Minneapolis is creating a series of commentaries related to the 2022 Midterm Elections. This is one of them.

Bit by bit, I shared more of my truth, however ugly, each time I returned.

A new public safety legislative package that will be proposed by the Minnesota House DFL when the session opens January 31 includes a budget of $100 million