“Gov. Tim Walz’s voice on the Sentencing Guidelines Commission is so out of the mainstream that she’s been kicked out of some of Minnesota’s most liberal organizations. Tonya Honsey describes herself as a revolutionary mother, a truth-teller, a survivor of incarceration and a community healer. She used to describe herself as indigenous, until her colleagues fact-checked this claim and confronted her for misappropriating a Native American heritage and bloodline.”

“That will mean lower sentences for criminals who commit murder, rape, assault, robbery and felony DWI. Worse yet, sex offenders currently receive double points for their custody status, so eliminating this part of the grid will disproportionally benefit the worst criminals in our system.”

“3,362 Minnesotans sent emails to the Commission urging members to reject the proposed changes.”

“An unelected board with little notice to, or attention from, the public is pushing drastic changes to our sentencing laws that put the public at risk.”

“Police and Corrections Department whistleblowers say Glover’s case is indicative of a growing trend in Minnesota: Convicted criminals on probation and parole are being allowed to remain on the streets, even after serious violations of their release terms, which include committing new crimes.”

““This is why you can’t go soft on crime,” Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, of East Gull Lake, said in a statement. “It’s hard to see these numbers for arson, theft and assaults on police and wonder: Would it have been better if Gov. Walz stopped the riots right away last year?””

“Over 3,000 of the files contained known victim images identified by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The digital forensic examination also found almost 20,000 files of child erotica or pornography where the age of the victim was not readily apparent but appeared underage.

“By the MSGC’s own data, Minnesota is among the worst in the nation in terms of child safety, and possibly even dead last.“