Analysis Area 1: Examine state and county criminal justice investments over time to assess how the state’s spending aligns with public safety priorities.
Update: On December 10, 2021, CSG Justice Center staff facilitated a peer-to-peer learning event where Minnesota stakeholders heard directly from corrections staff in Oregon about how Oregon funds its probation system. CSG Justice Center staff also delivered a short presentation to provide a brief overview of the Oregon, Texas, and Pennsylvania systems.
Analysis Area 2: (A) Assess the availability of treatment, programming, and other community resources to improve supervision outcomes throughout Minnesota. (B) Assess the types of programming and treatment available to people in the criminal justice system through prisons and other correctional facilities.
Update: In December, CSG Justice Center staff continued to meet with staff from Policy Research Associates to plan for a virtual behavioral health summit in January. CSG Justice Center staff created a planning team for the summit composed of local stakeholders representing behavioral health practitioners, tribal communities, the legislature, the governor’s office, law enforcement, corrections, the courts, and people with lived experience. In collaboration with the planning team, CSG Justice Center staff distributed a save-the-date for the event and subsequently sent out an official invitation.
Analysis Area 3: Assess the fidelity of supervision practices (e.g., supervision levels by assessed risk; conditions of supervision most likely to increase successful outcomes and reduce recidivism, revocation, rearrest, or reincarceration).
Update: In December, CSG Justice Center staff met with representatives of each system (CPO, CCA, and DOC) to provide feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of their respective systems. CSG Justice Center staff also drafted individual reports for each system to outline in detail shifts they could make to improve their system. Those reports will be distributed to each system pending approval. At the Delivery System Standards and Funding working group meeting on December 16, CSG Justice Center staff provided a thorough explanation of key findings and recommendations.
Other Updates:
In November, CSG Justice Center staff learned of the death of MN DOC’s tribal liaison. They were the main point of contact between CSG Justice Center staff and tribal communities. Given this loss, CSG Justice Center staff are looking for alternative ways to connect with tribal communities.
On December 21, Governor Walz issued executive order 21-34, ordering The Governor’s Council on Justice Reinvestment. Senator, the chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and co-founder and co-executive director of Until We Are All Free, will co-chair the Council. In addition to the co-chairs, the Council will be composed of 13 members appointed by the governor. The Governor’s Council on Justice Reinvestment is scheduled to meet on January 7, 21, and 27.
CSG Justice Center staff continues to draft the project overview report, which identifies the scope of work for the project.
Research Monthly Status:
This month, CSG Justice Center research staff focused on recidivism analyses for people starting probation—both misdemeanor and felony—and supervised release.
Research Monthly Log:
12/1: CSG Justice Center research staff analyzed incarceration, reconviction, and new probation sentences for people starting felony probation. Staff examined these recidivism rates by supervision agency. People starting felony probation in CCA agencies were 2.5 times more likely to be incarcerated within 3 years, 1.5 times more likely to be convicted of a felony within 3 years, and 1.2 times more likely to start a new probation term within 3 years.
12/3: Research staff further explored incarceration, reconviction, and new probation sentences for people starting felony probation by supervision agency. Incarceration rates varied by supervision agency. Many smaller CCA agencies had worse incarceration rates than larger CCA agencies.
12/6: CSG Justice Center research staff analyzed incarceration, reconviction, and new probation sentences for people starting misdemeanor probation. Staff examined these recidivism rates by supervision agency. People starting misdemeanor probation in DOC agencies were 1.3 times more likely to be incarcerated within 3 years, 1.6 times more likely to be convicted of a felony within 3 years, and 1.6 times more likely to start a new probation term within 3 years.
12/7: Research staff analyzed violation hearings for supervised release. From 2016 to 2020, there was an increase in the average number of violations heard in a supervised release revocation hearing. The most prevalent supervised release violations were for drugs, programming failures, failure to maintain an appropriate residence, and law violations.
12/8: CSG Justice Center research staff analyzed reincarceration, reconviction, and new probation sentences for people starting standard supervised release (SR) and intensive supervised release (ISR). Forty-four percent of people starting ISR were reincarcerated within one year. Twenty-three percent of people starting SR were reincarcerated within one year.
12/10: Research staff analyzed differences in recidivism rates by race and found differences by race.
Native American people on felony probation were incarcerated at higher rates than people of other races. Native American people on misdemeanor probation were 1.5 times more likely to have a new probation term within 3 years.
Black people on felony probation were 1.2 times more likely than White people to be incarcerated within 3 years. Black people on misdemeanor probation were 1.3 times more likely to have a new probation term within 3 years.
For supervised release, Native American people on standard supervised release were 1.5 times more likely than White people to be incarcerated within 1 year. Native American people on ISR were 1.3 times more likely to be incarcerated within 1 year.
Black people on standard supervised release were 1.2 times more likely than White people to be incarcerated within 1 year. Black people on ISR were 1.1 times more likely to be reincarcerated within 1 year.
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