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Hennepin County’s Outsized Prosecution Of Juveniles Of Color Spurs New Youth Council
Sixty-eight percent of Hennepin County's juvenile cases involve youth of color.
January 27, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — There’s a new effort to keep teens out of jail in Hennepin County.
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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.
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