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George Floyd’s killing last year sparked a renewed push to reform Minnesota’s criminal justice system.

Joi Lewis and Brittany Lewis are leading an effort called “

,” a series of community engagement sessions that will culminate in a policy roundtable in June on criminal justice reform. 

The effort, backed by a group of Minnesota Black community leaders, aims to center Black voices and conduct the sessions in a way that’s also healing. 

As part of a series of conversations MPR News is hosting this month on how to improve Minnesota’s criminal justice system, host Angela Davis talks with Joi Lewis and Brittany Lewis about what they’ve learned so far and why they’re hopeful change will come.

And at noon Wednesday, Feb. 24, Davis will host a free, virtual event that will explore one aspect of the criminal justice system — the experience of reentry for people who were formerly incarcerated. The conversation is part of MPR News’ In Focus series of virtual forums. 

Correction (Feb. 15, 2021): The audio above incorrectly mentions both women holding PhDs. Both hold doctorates, but Joi Lewis holds a doctorate of education.

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Joi Lewis and Brittany Lewis are leading an effort called “Time of Reckoning,” a series of community engagement sessions about the criminal justice system that aims to center Black voices and solve problems. 


Conversations aim for criminal justice reform, Black healing

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