The Robina Institute’s work in Sentencing Law and Policy seeks to effect large scale and systemic improvements by providing direct assistance to jurisdictions exploring ways to advance their sentencing systems and by producing, encouraging, collecting, and disseminating policy-relevant research about the operations and effects of sentencing systems. This research looks at the impacts of sentencing systems on public safety, sentencing proportionality, racial and ethnic disparities, and imprisonment rates.
Recent Highlights
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In the NewsRobina Institute Executive Director Kelly Mitchell Appeared on MPR's "Counter Stories" Podcast to Discuss Efforts to Reform Minnesota's Parole and Probation Policies
February 17, 2020
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In the NewsOxford University Press Publishes Richard Frase and Julian Roberts's Book, "Paying for the Past: The Case Against Prior Record Sentence Enhancements"
August 14, 2019
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PublicationPaying for the Past: The Case Against Prior Record Sentence Enhancements
August 12, 2019
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In the NewsProf. Kevin R. Reitz and Prof. Cecelia Klingele Publish New Article: “Model Penal Code: Sentencing—Workable Limits on Mass Punishment”
July 2, 2019
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In the NewsHester, Frase, Roberts, and Mitchell Published New Article in Crime and Justice, "Prior Record Enhancements at Sentencing: Unsettled Justifications and Unsettling Consequences"
June 5, 2018
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ReportNew Report by Alexis Lee Watts: Closing the “Gap” Between Competency and Commitment in Minnesota : Ideas from National Standards and Practices in Other States
January 9, 2018
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Annual ConferenceReversing Mass Punishment in America
December 8, 2017
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NewsThank You for Supporting the Robina Institute and Giving to the Max!
November 10, 2017
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News & Views from RobinaNew Model Penal Code for Criminal Sentencing Approved by the American Law Institute: Comprehensive Reform Recommendations for State Legislatures
June 5, 2017
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In the NewsKevin Reitz & Publication of Model Penal Code: Sentencing in Minnesota Lawyer
June 5, 2017
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PublicationModel Penal Code: Sentencing, Proposed Final Draft (approved May 2017)
June 5, 2017
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NewsThe American Law Institute Approves Model Penal Code: Sentencing
May 24, 2017