Targeted: Young, Black, and Harassed in Downtown Minneapolis
Part 4 in the Series: 21st Century Jim Crow in the North Star City
Tag: Anne Kent
Minneapolis’ Downtown Dark Alliance
Minneapolis, MN – Multinational retail giant Target Corporation has weaponized its public-private partnerships with nonprofits, law enforcement, the offices of the Hennepin County prosecutor and the Minneapolis city attorney to criminalize and incarcerate the lowest level offenders in downtown. This policy targeted predominantly Black homeless…
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Policing and Punishment in Minneapolis’ ‘SafeZone’
Minneapolis, MN – Following the Minneapolis Police (MPD) killing of 23-year-old Dolal Idd, community members are growing increasingly critical of the punitive approach embedded in the city’s law enforcement.
The criminal “justice” apparatus faces increasing criticism for emphasizing punishment, violent abuse and incarceration of criminals rather…