The Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice publishes a quarterly newsletter that includes information on events, news about faculty and staff, new publications, and more.
Past Issues
Robina News: February 2021
- New Robina Institute Project Aims to Examine Prison Release Practices During the Pandemic
- Michelle Phelps and Ebony Ruhland Publish "Governing Marginality: Coercion and Care in Probation" in Social Problems
- Professor Richard Frase Publishes Guide to the Major Legal Issues Posed by the Pending Prosecutions of the Four Officers Charged With the Death of George Floyd
Robina News: July 2020
- New Robina Institute Project Will Assist States in Efforts Aimed at Reducing and Controlling Prison Populations
- Robina Institute Launches “Research in Brief” Series to Evaluate Popular or Emerging Policy and Practice Options in the Criminal Justice System
- Kelly Mitchell Participated in a Webinar for the National Conference of State Legislatures on the COVID-19 Response in Community Supervision
Robina News: April 2020
- Richard Frase Discusses New Book in UMN Law School "Faculty Book Bite" Video Interview
- Executive Director Kelly Mitchell Appears on MPR’s Counter Stories to Discuss Minnesota’s Parole and Probation Policies
- Perry Moriearty Featured on Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions Podcast
Robina News: December 2019
- Robina Institute Joins National Challenge to Increase Probation Success and Protect Public Safety
- The Robina Institute Completes Multi-Year Project to Document How Parole Works in 34 States
- Richard Frase and Julian Roberts Release New Book, "Paying for the Past: The Case Against Prior Record Sentence Enhancements"
Robina News: August 2019
- Robina Institute Awarded Over $800K for New Project to Assist the Courts
- Executive Director Kelly Mitchell Appointed Chair of the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission
- New Publication: Levers of Change in Parole Release and Revocation
Robina News: May 2018
- Robina Institute and Hennepin County Awarded HUP Grant
- Dr. Ed Rhine honored at APAI
- New Report: Parole Project Team Provides Technical Assistance to the Kansas Prisoner Review Board
Robina News: March 2018
- New Sentencing Guidelines Profile: Model Penal Code: Sentencing
- Campaign to End Juvenile Life Without Parole Recap
- Probation Revocations from All Sides: Probation, Prosecution, and Defense Considerations Recap
- New Publication: Profiles in Parole Release and Revocation: Nevada
Robina News: October 2017
- Grand Challanges Award
- Sentencing Guidelines Resource Center Redesign
- New Publication: Sentencing Commissions and Guidelines By the Numbers
- Read the Robina Blog
- Conference Recap: Ferguson as a Case Study in Persuasion
Robina News: May 2017
- New Publications
- Save the Date for Our Annual Conference
- Read the Robina Blog
Robina News: December 2016
- New Publications in Probation Revocation: Hennepin County
- New Publications in Parole Release & Revocation: Legal Profiles
- 2016 Annual Conference Recap
Robina News: August 2016
- New Report: The Continuing Leverage of Release Authorities
- New Policy Brief: Comparing Criminal History Enhancements
- New Articles on the Sentencing Guidelines Resource Center