Prof. Moriearty Testifies at Minnesota House Hearing on Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System
On January 29, 2020, Professor Perry Moriearty testified at a Joint Informational Hearing of the Minnesota House of Representatives Judiciary and Public Safety Committees entitled, “Race and the Law: How We Can Improve Equity in the Criminal Justice System.” Her testimony focused on racial disparities at the pretrial stage of the criminal justice process. In addition to Professor Moriearty, presenters included Artika Roller of MNCASA; Dr. Tracie Keesee of the Center for Policing Equity; Judge Tanya Bransford of the Hennepin County District Court; and Robert Stewart of the Minnesota Justice Research Center. The hearing took place at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law.