Kelly Lyn Mitchell

Former Executive Director, Robina Institute
Kelly Lyn Mitchell

Kelly Lyn Mitchell was the Executive Director of the Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice from 2014 to 2023. During that time, she served as a national expert on sentencing guidelines and led numerous research projects and policy initiatives related to sentencing, probation, and parole. She earned her J.D. from the University of North Dakota School of Law and has a Master of Public Policy from the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs.

Mitchell is currently the Assistant Commissioner of Community Services and Reentry at the Minnesota Department of Corrections. She is also the Chair of the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission, appointed by Governor Walz in 2019. 

Articles

Mass Probation and Health: Lessons Learned from an Interdisciplinary Research Project
Community Supervision and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Why We Need to Build a More Integrated Health System
What Are Sentencing Guidelines?
Women in Prison: A Small Population Requiring Unique Policy Solutions
The Importance of Case Law in Understanding How Sentencing Guidelines Work
All Articles from Kelly Lyn Mitchell

Publications

Understanding Failure to Maintain Contact Violations
Aligning Supervision Conditions with the Risk-Needs-Responsivity Framework
Understanding the Landscape of Fines, Restitution, and Fees for Criminal Convictions in Minnesota
Understanding How Probation and Parole Conditions Are Set
Risk Averse and Disinclined: What COVID Prison Releases Demonstrate About the Ability of the U.S. to Reduce Mass Incarceration
All Publications from Kelly Lyn Mitchell