Implementing Short-Term Sanctions: Notes from the July 8 DOC Hearing By Sherry Reames In 2014, the Wisconsin Legislature passed Act 196, directing the Department of Corrections to create a system […]
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Important reform for WI Dept of Corrections Reform of Community Supervision
Reentry 2030
From the Council of State Governments Justice Center Submitted by Katie Mulligan Reentry 2030 is a nationwide initiative whose goal is successful reintegration for every person with a criminal record. […]
Read More »Meet Returning Citizen Leon Irby
Meet Returning Citizen Leon Irby By Sherry Reames When Leon Irby entered prison in 1972, he was facing the kind of sentence that could, under the right circumstances, […]
Read More »Meet Returning Citizen Jessica Jacobs
By Margaret Irwin Growing up in a troubled home, Jessica Jacobs had to deal with a lot of problems; and as she puts it, the problems get passed down from […]
Read More »MOSES Goes to the Library and the Theater
MOSES Goes to the Library and the Theater The following books and theater events were reviewed in the five 2024 MOSES newsletters. They provide helpful background on mass incarceration […]
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