MFF In The News
Now is not the time to back down on bail reform
Chicago Tribune, photo by Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune
By Mirella Ceja-Orozco & Elizer Darris
After a flood of donations, what next?
BBC News, photo by Uzoma Obasi/Getty
By Nabihah Parkar
Photograph by Sergio Flores / Getty
wHERE bail funds go from here
“The readiness of bail-fund organizers to meet the demands of the moment is the result of steady work that has been going on for years.”
Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker
What’s Next for the Minnesota Freedom Fund
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Octavia Smith, board president of the Minnesota Freedom Fund.
All Things Considered
Photograph by Richard Tsong-Taatarii
MFF PAUSES ACTIVITY AT RAMSEY JAIL DUE TO COVID-19 CONCERNS
“MFF says Ramsey County has not taken sufficient coronavirus precautions.”
“‘You’d think a jail wouldn’t have to play catch-up to Trader Joe’s’ when providing a lower-risk environment, [Greg] Lewin said Thursday, ‘especially when they speak the language of public safety.’”
Paul Walsh, Star Tribune