Minnesota halts wrongful convictions unit after losing federal grant
A recent move by the Trump administration effectively killed an office in Minnesota responsible for investigating wrongful convictions.
The news comes as Donald Trump, the first convicted felon to assume the presidency, wages a campaign to persecute and prosecute his perceived enemies. Trump has made a mockery of the American justice system by pardoning scores of criminals aligned with him — including several who have gone on to be convicted of sexual abuse — while simultaneously using federal law enforcement to investigate people he doesn’t like.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Wednesday that the Trump administration has refused to renew a federal grant used by his office to address possible wrongful convictions, adding in a statement:
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Ja’han Jones is an MS NOW opinion blogger. He previously wrote The ReidOut Blog.
