Plus, Minneapolis officials announce a plan to tackle carjackings
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| An inmate watches government officials tour Stillwater Correctional Facility in Bayport, Minn., in January 2019. Evan Frost | MPR News |
A proposal to reduce prison sentences in Minnesota for felons who commit new offenses while in custody, on probation or supervised release is drawing harsh criticism.
The commission that sets sentencing guidelines held a hearing on the proposal this week. Technically, the proposal would eliminate a point on the existing guidelines based on a person’s custody status. The point system is used to determine sentences — the more points, the higher the sentence. Supporters of the change say it would at least temporarily free up more than 500 prison beds.
But several people, including politicians, said it would be a bad move, especially with reports of violent crime on the rise. “This proposal seems to be to me going in the direction of being soft on crime,” said Sen. Warren Limmer of Maple Grove, who chairs the Senate judiciary and public safety committee.
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Witnesses called in by the defense take the stand in Kimberly Potter's trial today. The defense is hoping the "slip and capture" argument will convince jurors of how Potter, then a veteran police officer, could have made an apparently fatal mix-up when she shot and killed Daunte Wright in April during a traffic stop. Watch today's proceedings live📺
Minneapolis officials plan to try to combat a spike in carjackings and robberies with a new focus on juvenile offenders. City officials are calling on judges, corrections officials and others in the criminal justice system to focus on juvenile offenders. Incoming interim police Chief Amelia Huffman said investigators believe repeat juvenile offenders are involved to a large degree.
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