We Don't Have to Choose

This episode of We Don't Have to Choose features the Worker Protection Unit at the Hennepin County Attorney's Office. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty sits down with Alex Halverson and Christopher Band to discuss our office's efforts in combating wage theft and protecting workers from unlawful employer practices.

This episode of We Don't Have to Choose takes a look at Be at School--our office's response to truancy and absenteeism. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty sits down with Kelsey Dawson and Meghan Aanenson to talk about the purpose and day-to-day work of Be at School before having a conversation with Gedric Merritt to understand how youth workers impact the lives of the young people receiving services.

This episode of We Don't Have to Choose takes a look at our Investigations and Intelligence Division at the Hennepin County Attorney's Office. County Attorney Mary Moriarty is joined by head of IID, Michael Radmer to discuss how improvements in data sharing between agencies have led to better outcomes for the community at-large.

This episode of We Don't Have to Choose features a conversation with Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty about the work our office has done in the aftermath of Operation Metro Surge.

This episode of We Don't Have to Choose takes a deep dive into our Conviction Integrity Unit. Clare Diegel, Andrew Markquart, and Julia Merritt join Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty to discuss the creation and implementation of the unit and reflect on the progress CIU has made since it's inception.

This past January, our office began implementation of a new policy regarding how we will consider statements obtained through interrogations of youth.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is joined by Andrew Markquart and Morgan Kunz to discuss how this policy was developed and reflect on the first six months of implementation.

This episode of We Don't Have to Choose explores the Hennepin County Attorney's Office's approach to Youth Diversion. Experts weigh in with both data and scientific reasoning for this approach and one of our Youth Diversion practitioners joins us to illustrate the impact of these programs on young people, their families, and the community at-large.

This episode of We Don't Have to Choose takes a look at the Hennepin County Attorney's Office's "Emerging Adults" division. County Attorney Mary Moriarty and guests Morgan Kunz and Chris Freeman outline the idea behind creating an "Emerging Adults" division and its effectiveness in creating better public safety outcomes.

This episode of We Don't Have to Choose takes a look at Minnesota's "Raise the Age" law. Former Minnesota State Representative Sandra Feist and Deputy Hennepin County Attorney Sarah Davis join Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty to discuss what this law means and how it will be implemented.

In this episode of We Don’t Have to Choose, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty and guests Rana Alexander and Bridget Liverca take an in-depth look at how our office is spreading the word about what Extreme Risk Protection Orders can do to help make our communities safer, and how the public and law enforcement can use these “red flag laws” to save lives.