Minnesota Governor’s Council on Justice Reinvestment Finalizes Policy Priorities for 2022 Legislative Session

The Minnesota Governor’s Council on Justice Reinvestment met for the fifth time on February 18, 2022, to finalize their recommendations for ensuring community supervision in Minnesota is effective, equitable, and sustainably funded. The recommendations are informed by the findings and policy options developed by the Delivery System Working Group, which engaged in a nearly six-month examination of how Minnesota funds and executes community supervision. 

The approved recommendations prioritized increased, equitable statewide investment in community supervision coupled with the implementation of evidence-based supervision practices. Priorities included 

• Ensuring equitable and sustainable investment in community supervision through a single funding formula for all three Minnesota delivery systems; and  

• Advancing statewide effective supervision practices by creating a Justice Reinvestment implementation committee to develop evidence-based practice standards across the three delivery systems. 

The Council also prioritized supporting existing state-level efforts to improve access to behavioral health services, as well as administrative changes to strengthen notification systems for victims of crime.  

The legislature will consider the Council’s priority recommendations during the 2022 legislative session.  

Watch the meeting below.