Shakopee MCF-Shakopee is the only prison in Minnesota for adult females offenders. It is minimum-security with a current population of over 300. Gender-specific programming with an emphasis on restorative justice and building offender competencies is a priority. Assist staff in preparing offenders for dialogues with their victims.
Assess offenders readiness for making amends for the harm they ve caused.
Meet with victims to assess and prepare them for such a dialogue with their offenders. Assist staff in preparing and facilitating transitional conferences with offenders and their families to ease their return to the community. Develop and administer pre and post-program questionnaires to analyze the impact of restorative justice programming. Supervise offenders participating in community restorative justice projects. Interns will be supervised by Beth Carlson, Education Program Director.