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Amicus is a Minnesota not-for-profit organization
with over 44 years of experience in improving public safety by helping
inmates and ex-offenders through positive relationship-building,
restorative justice practices and individualized transition services.
Through innovative programming, Amicus helps inmates and ex-offenders
reshape their lives, reach their goals, and make successful transitions
from prison into the community. All of the Amicus programs are
relationship-based, community-driven, culturally specific and
outcome-oriented.
The word "amicus" is Latin for "friend."
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MISSION
Amicus partners with inmates, ex-offenders, juvenile offenders, at risk youth and communities to build successful lives and stronger communities.
Did you know...
that the Minnesota state prison population has grown by 189 percent since 1989?
That rate is 50 percent higher than the national average.
In 2004, Minnesota had the highest prison population growth rate in the nation.
- Department of Corrections, March 2006
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