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American Indian women make up less than 1 percent of Minnesota’s population but are 20 percent of the state's female prison inmates. Incarceration creates huge consequences for families and communities. A new effort to break the cycle, led by Native women, shows promise, but the challenges remain steep.

Native American women are leading an initiative to break the cycle of incarceration.  They make up less than 1 percent of the state's population, but are 20 percent of the state's female prison population. 

 


Breaking the cycle of incarceration

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Native women work to break the cycle of poverty, prison in Minnesota

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