Following a two-year pattern or practice investigation, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) found that the City and Minneapolis Police Department engage in race-based policing. 

This summer, in partnership with the MDHR, the MNJRC has agreed to lead the official community outreach strategy for MDHR. We will be holding 5 community engagement sessions to gather ideas from community members on how to best address race-based policing through a consent decree. What we learn from community members will be included in a report to MDHR that will inform the content for a consent decree with the City of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Police Department.

Please visit mnjrc.org/events to RSVP for these events and to learn more about this important project.

What is a Consent Decree? A consent decree is a court-enforceable agreement that identifies specific changes to be made and timelines for those changes to occur. View the video below to learn more.

To learn more about what community engagement has been done thus far, check out our recent blog by Audel Shokohzadeh (Community Engagement Director for the MDHR).

Outside of the above engagement sessions, the MNJRC has developed a comprehensive toolkit to support anyone interested in leading an independent session. If your organization is interested in hosting an event, please email us at kayla@mnjrc.org for more information and access to our toolkit.

Thank you for supporting our work and caring about these important issues. We hope you can join us in July to contribute to this critical opportunity!