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Safe Communities Grant Supports New Conviction Review Unit
The grant will enable the Conviction Review Unit to hire a paralegal, pay for services such as forensic testing and translation, and cover other expenses.
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2022 Safe Communities Micro Grants
This funding opportunity is designed to support gatherings and activities to address community trauma and promote wellness among Minneapolis youth and adults.
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Kevin Reese
Executive Director of Until We Are All Free, Kevin Reese, talks about his dedication to restorative justice, reimagining the prison system, and the importance of healing from unchecked and generational trauma.
We are committed to dismantling the pervasive racial inequities of our society’s criminal legal system. Explore the ways we are pursuing justice, equity, and healing.
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Osagyefo Sekou
Rev. Osagyefo Sekou is a Renaissance Man – a musician, organizer, theologian, author, and documentary filmmaker. Chanda sat down with Rev. Sekou to talk about the many layers of civil disobedience, philanthropy’s role in activism, and how the fight for racial justice has evolved.
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Jillian Peterson
Jillian Peterson and Chanda sat down together to talk about the psychology of mass shootings, the best ways to prevent this violence, and the power of human connection during times of crisis.
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Police-Involved Deadly Force Encounters Recommendations
DPS Commissioner John Harrington, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, and members of the working group on police-involved deadly force encounters released 28 recommendations and 33 action steps aimed at reducing deadly force encounters with law enforcement in Minnesota.
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Just Mercy
In this award-winning memoir, Bryan Stevenson recounts his career as an attorney for disadvantaged clients and his efforts to free Walter McMillian, a wrongly convicted prisoner on death row.
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Bail Reform Summit
Join local and national changemakers to take close look at our newly commissioned pretrial justice report, created in partnership with the University of Minnesota, and to discuss the local actions that can be taken to move the system forward.
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James Forman, Jr.
James Forman, Jr. is a Professor of Law at Yale University and the author of the Pulitzer Prize winning book, “Locking Up Our Own.” James sat down with Chanda to talk about how his parents influenced his life, how intentions don’t always match impact, and the lessons to keep in mind when reforming the criminal legal system.
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Locking Up Our Own
This path-breaking book investigates the consequences of the 1970s “War on Crime” and offers important lessons to anyone concerned about the future of America’s criminal justice system.
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Pretrial Justice: A Report on Cash Bail
This report, produced in partnership with the University of Minnesota, unpacks problems in Minnesota’s bail system and points to opportunities for reform.
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Cherise Fanno Burdeen
Cherise Fanno Burdeen, the CEO of the Pretrial Justice Institute, has spent more than 20 years working to improve public safety policies and practices around the country. Chanda and Cherise talk about how the time is ripe to reform our nation’s pretrial practices.
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Conversations with Chanda unpacks complex topics that matter. Our past guests have experienced wrongful incarceration, lived through the murder of loved ones at the hands of police, and are striving to reform the criminal justice system. We invite you to listen to these real-life perspectives, expand your own knowledge, and become part of the movement for change.
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