Smaller and More Restorative: A Clinical Recovery Mindset Model for Drug Use in Hennepin County

Executives Transforming Probatoin and Parole (EXiT) member Julie Rud talked with Justice Lab staff about some of the changes her agency has made to their drug testing protocols, both before and since the pandemic. Rud shared how such policies evolved from data-driven conversations, and how the changes are entwined with a larger understanding of the process of recovery and supporting wellbeing for people under supervision. Read the full Q&A here. You can also view this fact sheet about their work, and their data dashboard.