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Hennepin County > Public safety and law > Youth justice council

Youth justice council

The youth justice council promotes community safety and produces positive outcomes for youth, their families, and communities.

Our mission is to improve and reform the juvenile justice system by:

  • Empowering youth to live productive, self-sufficient, and law-abiding lives.
  • Ending the unnecessary use of secure detention.
  • Eliminating disparities based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability.
  • Providing resources to effective community-based and appropriate services for youth and their families.

Committed internal and external stakeholders and community members volunteer on the following subcommittees:

  • Reducing racial disparities
  • Underserved youth
  • Youth advisory board

Contact the committee, Valerie Estrada

valerie.estrada@hennepin.us

Phone: 612-348-7310

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Youth justice council public meetings

Meetings

Meetings are held the third Wednesday every other month from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.

  • Register for Zoom meeting link
  • You will need to register for each meeting

Upcoming meetings

  • January 18
  • March 15
  • May 17
  • July 19
  • September 20
  • November 15

Past meetings

Meeting agendas and minutes are available for meetings that have occurred within the past 12 months.

March 2023

  • March agenda (PDF)

January 2023

  • January agenda (PDF)
  • January minutes (PDF)

October 2022

  • October agenda (PDF)

  • October minutes (PDF)

  • Bridgemakers presentation (PDF)

  • Bridgemakers deeper learning for prevention and potential (PDF)

August 2022

  • August agenda (PDF)
  • August minutes (PDF)
  • Data presentation (PDF)
  • Hennepin County courtroom risk assessment instrument (PDF)

June 2022

  • June agenda (PDF)
  • June minutes (PDF)

April 2022

  • April agenda (PDF)
  • April minutes (PDF)
  • A mother's love brochure (PDF)
  • Be@School presentation (PDF)
  • Youth connection center pre trial services proposal

February 2022

  • February agenda (PDF)
  • February minutes (PDF)

December 2021

  • December agenda (PDF)

September 2021

  • September agenda (PDF)
  • September minutes (PDF)
  • Expungement of juvenile records presentation (PDF)
  • Juvenile probation community based array of services and out of home placement presentation (PDF)
  • Vendor selection and equity presentation (PDF)

Chairs

  • Judge Mark Kappelhoff (Juvenile court)
  • Jerald Moore (Juvenile probation division manager)
  • Christopher Davis (Youth representative)

Youth justice council charter (PDF)

Reducing racial disparities subcommittee

The reducing racial disparities workgroup is a collaborative forum where representatives from systems partners, community agencies, and justice involved youth work together to reduce and/or eliminate ethnic and racial disparities at all decision points within the Hennepin County juvenile justice system. 

Meetings

Meetings are held every month on the second Thursday, from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Subject to change based on subcommittee work.

Past meetings

October 2022

  • October agenda (PDF)
  • October minutes (PDF)

August 2022

  • August agenda (PDF)
  • August minutes (PDF)
  • EJJ certification write up (PDF)

June 2022

  • June minutes (PDF)
  • EJJ cases closed (PDF)

April 2022

  • April minutes (PDF)
  • EJJ presentation (PDF)

Chairs

  • Judge Angela Willms (Juvenile court)
  • Valerie Estrada (Juvenile probation youth equity and innovation program manager)

Reducing racial disparities workgroup charter (PDF)

Underserved youth subcommittee

The mission of the underserved youth subcommittee is to focus on the needs of underserved and vulnerable populations within the Hennepin County juvenile justice system, working as advocates and implementers of system-level change that reduces disparities and improve outcomes for affected youth.

We commit to utilizing a youth-centered model of collaboration in this work to empower youth and foster community wellness and safety. 

Meetings

The sub-committee meets every third Thursday of each month from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Past meetings

October

  • October agenda (PDF)
  • October minutes (PDF)

September

  • September notes (PDF)

May

  • May agenda (PDF)
  • May notes (PDF)

February

  • February agenda (PDF)

Chairs

  • Beth Holger (The Link)
  • Judge Maximillia Utley (Juvenile court)
  • Scarlet Volk (Youth representative)

Underserved youth sub-committee charter (PDF)

Youth advisory board subcommittee

Open positions

4 to 5 seats are currently open.

  • Youth: 15 to 22 years old
  • Lived experience with the juvenile justice system residing in Hennepin County

Contact

  • sierraleone.samuels@hennepin.us
  • 612-695-5432

Chairs

  • Rebound, Inc.
Documents and resources

Documents

Juvenile Delinquency Expungement brochure 2023 (PDF)

Community based array of services executive summary (PDF)

Alternative to out-of-home-placement workgroup – recommendation report (PDF)

Community corrections coalition charter (PDF)

Juvenile justice system review report (PDF)

Juvenile justice pretrial triage and support program (PDF)

Hennepin County alternatives to probation (PDF)

Memo – Clients released from juvenile detention center to residential treatment center (PDF)

Hennepin County juvenile services continuum of services (PDF)

Youth justice council workplan (PDF)

Data

Community corrections and rehabilitation reports

Fourth district court publications and reports

Hennepin County department of community corrections and rehabilitation data portal

Hennepin County Attorney's Office data dashboard

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