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Reviewing cases in Minnesota where DNA is dispositive of innocence.

Award Information

Awardee
JUDICARY COURTS OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA
Award #
2011-DY-BX-K002
Funding Category
Competitive
Location

St Paul, MN

Congressional District
4
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2011
Total funding (to date)
$658,348
Original Solicitation
NIJ FY 11 Post Conviction DNA Testing Assistance Program

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2011, $658,348)

This grant proposal is on behalf of an interagency collaboration between the Minnesota Board of Public Defense (the fiscal agent), the Minnesota County Attorneys Association, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and the Innocence Project of Minnesota. These agencies have partnered together as the Minnesota Justice Coalition: Postconviction DNA Testing Initiative. The Minnesota Justice Coalition (MJC) was formed pursuant to a grant awarded in 2009 from the U.S. Department of Justice Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program, and is applying for NIJ Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program funds to continue reviewing and testing cases that could lead to potential exonerations in Minnesota.

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Date Created: September 18, 2011