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July 1, 2026
Minnesota Suspends Conviction Review Unit After Federal Grant Denial
- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced the suspension of the Conviction Review Unit.
- The program was funded by a federal grant that the Trump administration declined to renew.
- Established in 2020, the unit aimed to investigate potential wrongful convictions.
- Ellison stated that current budget constraints prevent funding the unit without impacting other responsibilities.
2 Sources
- Minnesota attorney general shuts unit reviewing wrongful convictions, cites Trump funding cutJul 1, 2026 at 11:24 PM · Reuters
- Trump pulls the plug on program that reviewed possible wrongful convictionsJul 2, 2026 at 9:43 AM · Independent