Hennepin County's Outsized Prosecution Of Juveniles Of Color Spurs New Youth Council

Minneapolis MN

28 January, 2021

3:35 PM

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CBS Minnesota January 27, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — There's a new effort to keep teens out of jail in Hennepin County. The latest data shows it's not an equitable place. Black youth make up 58% of juvenile cases prosecuted. Yet, in Hennepin County, only 22% of the entire population of 10 to 17 year olds is Black. Sixty-eight percent of Hennepin County's juvenile cases involve youth of color. College student Sarah Edgington was once part of that system. Read more at CBS Minnesota