Minnesota inmates can apply for conviction review under new statewide program
The Minnesota Attorney General s Office is accepting applications to review convictions for inmates who say they are innocent. Written By: Sarah Mearhoff | ×
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021 announces that the statewide Conviction Review Unit is accepting applications from Minnesota inmates who say they are innocent and want to be exonerated. Sarah Mearhoff / Forum News Service
ST. PAUL Minnesota is one of just seven states in the country dedicating statewide resources to investigating claims of wrongful felony convictions, in hopes of restoring trust in the criminal justice system and freeing inmates who shouldn’t be behind bars.