No delay for Minnesota probation reform hearing Friday, December 13, 2019
MPR News
The Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission will proceed with a public hearing next week on a proposed five-year probation cap, despite significant concern among members about the plan.
The commission voted 6-5 Wednesday to reject a motion to indefinitely delay next Thursday’s hearing.
Department of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell, who originally advanced the proposal, said the panel has a duty to move forward with the hearing and gather public advice.
“We have to start by giving people a voice, when we know, when the data is crystal clear that on a day-to-day basis depending upon where you live is going to determine oftentimes what your term of probation is going to be,” Schnell said. “That’s simply not OK.”
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