The hennepin county attorneys office aims to improve racial equity, increase supports for individuals impacted by the justice system, increase trust from the community, and strengthen community safety…

The Hennepin County Attorney's Office received a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.827 Justice Reinvestment Initiative) to improve racial equity, increase supports for justice-impacted individuals, build community trust, and enhance community safety in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The primary activities include engaging community stakeholders to develop and implement programs focused on disparities and inequities in the county's youth justice system, examining disparities at key decision points, and investing in evidence-based diversion programs to keep young people out of the justice system. This grant award will support Hennepin County's efforts to implement data-driven, evidence-based strategies to improve its criminal and juvenile justice systems over a 3-year period from October 2023 to September 2026.

The hennepin county attorneys office aims to improve racial equity, increase supports for individuals impacted by the justice system, increase trust from the community, and strengthen community safety in hennepin county, minnesota. Primary activities include inviting community stakeholders todevelopand implement programs focused on disparities and inequities in hennepin countys youth justice system; examine disparitiesat decision points within hcaos sphere of decision-makingauthority; and invest in evidence-based programs that divert young people from the justice system.