Angie Craig on the Laken Riley Act and Cedrick Frazier on Equity in the Legal System. Plus, MN's Office of Restorative Practices
Minnesota's Office of Restorative Practices funds and coordinates restorative approaches across pretrial diversion, juvenile justice, schools, and community violence prevention. Alica Nichols leads the office, and she joins the podcast today to talk about what restorative justice looks in violence prevention and in healing communities after violence has taken place. Later, Rep. Angie Craig talks about what she would prioritize if elected as a U.S. Senator, and state Rep. Cedrick Frazier discusses how he would lead if elected as Hennepin County Attorney. Minnesota's primary elections are tomorrow – find your polling place here, and make a plan to vote. You can see transcripts of all of our interviews with candidates this election season here.
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