End Mass Incarceration Now

URMI is an annual forum at @MetroStateU #TwinCities designed to connect students/staff to community organizing & activism toward ending #massincarceration

[The Minnesota Star Tribune @StarTribune]

Families and advocates of prison inmates in Minnesota are frustrated that a new program to offer "earned" early release to some inmates will take up to two years to be implemented. #startribunemustread https://t.co/ril1U5iidU

[KARE 11 @kare11]

Fifty people, representing a cross-section of law enforcement, prosecutors, and social services workers, met Thursday in St. Paul to talk about juvenile crime. https://t.co/vI6rJCj60H

[Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered]

A ‘Neglected Population’: While college-in-prison programs are poised to expand, some educators and advocates worry prospective students in jails are getting left behind. #HigherEd https://t.co/yKi4d1VGwk

[The Minnesota Star Tribune @StarTribune]

Faced with rising concerns over youth crime, Minnesota lawmakers are poised to pass the most significant changes in a generation to the state's troubled juvenile justice system. https://t.co/LDo9zNatHy

[The Minnesota Star Tribune @StarTribune]

The largest class since 1994 celebrates graduation from Lino Lakes in-prison college program. https://t.co/HUosMIhIc8

[End Mass Incarceration Now @URMI_MetroState]

Lino Lakes correctional facility welcomed its second college graduating class Tuesday. @MinnCorrections partnered with @MplsCollege and @MetroStateU on the TREC program whereby two dozen inmates earned Associates or Bachelors degrees or certificates during their time behind bars.

[KARE 11 @kare11]

About two dozen inmates from the Lino Lakes prison graduated with degrees and certificates that they earned during their time behind bars. https://t.co/8HvY8RnUUl

[End Mass Incarceration Now @URMI_MetroState]

While incarcerated, individuals can take courses via the Transformation and Re-entry through Education and Community (TREC) program to get an Associates degree from @MplsCollege, and then decide to continue their studies and receive a Bachelor's degree from @MetroStateU

[MinnPost @MinnPost]

On Tuesday, Ronald Thomas was one of 19 graduates at the Minnesota Correctional Facility – Lino Lakes state prison to receive a college degree. It was the largest graduation of its kind since 1994. https://t.co/fjUYe5uaZo by @Mohamed1brah1m

[Minneapolis College @MplsCollege]

Transforming lives through education. #MplsCollege TREC and @MetroStateU's college in prison program provides incarcerated students with a chance to earn certificates and degrees. https://t.co/xXZeqUL344 via @wcco

[The Minnesota Star Tribune @StarTribune]

Black Minnesotans who have experienced racism at the hands of law enforcement gathered to tell their stories once again — but this time in front of representatives from the United Nations. https://t.co/E1NhODHoKd

[KSTP @KSTP]

A Hennepin County judge ruled this week that a teen defendant accused of fatally shooting a man at Mall of America last year will be prosecuted as an adult. https://t.co/saUQK2EV6L

[End Mass Incarceration Now @URMI_MetroState]

@Skolandia @SandraFeistMN @davepinto @MalaikaEban @MetroStateU Did you attend the conference? No? It was free & open to the public. We had a tremendous array of views & professions & communities participate, you could have shared your views in person and maybe gained some new insights & perspectives. URMI 2024 conference will be April 12!

[Sandra Feist @SandraFeistMN]

Presented today with @davepinto & @MalaikaEban at a conference at @MetroStateU on ending mass incarceration with a focus on youth justice. It's easy to stay optimistic about a better future for our kids when so many people show up to contribute & learn.

[Metro State University @MetroStateU]

@MetroStateU's #URMI2023 Conference is this Friday, April 14, on our Saint Paul campus! This year’s theme is “Youth Justice: Changing the Narrative.” We've reached full capacity for in-person attendance, but invite you to join us at 8:30 a.m. on Zoom! ➡️ https://t.co/INcRHpcRVT

[WCCO | CBS News Minnesota @WCCO]

Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill on Friday morning which will restore voting rights for people with felony convictions once they leave prison. https://t.co/ukLEKo0prk

[Lauren Leamanczyk @LaurenKARE11]

In Minnesota youth in juvenile lockus are routinely put in solitary confinement - sometimes for days at a time. Read the latest from @bstahl and watch at 10.
https://t.co/w3mQO8nIOs via @KARE11

[End Mass Incarceration Now @URMI_MetroState]

REGISTER TODAY for our free in-person conference on "Youth Justice: Changing the Narrative," Friday April 14 at @MetroStateU. School-to-prison pipeline, prosecution of youth as adults, alternatives to incarceration, community prevention, mentorship & more. https://t.co/IVgkdHobVM

[Therissa A. Libby @proflibbymetro]

Just when I'm sure nothing about the human rights abuses of incarceration can shock me https://t.co/UVHfKEn8nc @URMI_MetroState

[End Mass Incarceration Now @URMI_MetroState]

The aging prison population is growing dramatically in the United States. Some are serving life sentences to die by incarceration, while others will be released as elders with almost no social support, connections, or work experience. Via @antiracismdaily https://t.co/yd7286kaxx

[CBS Mornings @CBSMornings]

“What we’re trying to do is show the world that people in prison are human beings too”: A new series co-created by @lawbartley, a former inmate, is aimed at people still serving time — and shares a real look inside the U.S. criminal justice system.

[The Minnesota Star Tribune @StarTribune]

NEW: In response to a complaint brought by Ramsey County public health workers, Minnesota's top corrections official has ordered Sheriff Bob Fletcher to immediately cut down the county jail's population. https://t.co/9KiVF7P5eR