Welcome to the Minnesota Department of Corrections Victim Assistance & Restorative Justice Program.  

Our goal is to promote safety in the lives of victims and others who have been affected by crime through effective, supportive and informative advocacy.

Minnesota CHOICE (www.minnesotachoice.com)  is the web-based notification and information site for victims of crime, witnesses, or those affected by a crime which resulted in an offender being sentenced to the Minnesota Department of Corrections. 

Minnesota CHOICE provides access to various tools and features that can help you through the criminal justice process.

• Search for offenders

   

• Register for notification
• Custody status
• Release
• Transfer
• And more

 

• Access resource information

• Safety planning
• Victims’ rights
• Forms and publications
• Terms, definitions and information

 

• Request information about victim-initiated restorative justice opportunities

• Apology letters
• Victim offender dialogues
• VOCARE

Please click on www.minnesotachoice.com to be directed to Minnesota CHOICE, the Minnesota Department of Corrections Victim Assistance & Restorative Justice victim notification system.