Film Review: The 50 Is Changing Lives By Margaret Irwin The 50 is the story – set in California – of a unique way to give incarcerated people a […]
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Life After Prison: JustDane’s Returning Prisoner Simulation
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Read More »Criminal-Legal Reform Efforts in the Wisconsin Legislature, 2023-2024
Criminal-Legal Reform Efforts in the Wisconsin Legislature, 2023-2024 By Sherry Reames Looking through the detailed records of this session on the legislature’s official website (docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023), I found some notable […]
Read More »Wisconsin Hears that Solitary Confinement Is Torture
Wisconsin Hears that Solitary Confinement Is Torture By Pam Gates The North Hearing Room in the state Capitol was packed on April 23 to hear a powerful series of […]
Read More »Community Forum Calls for Ending the Lockdowns and Justice Reinvestment
Community Forum Calls for Ending the Lockdowns and Justice Reinvestment by Sherry Reames This community forum, organized by WISDOM, EXPO, and MOSES, drew a large and attentive audience to […]
Read More »Experts Speak on Correction – Parole, Prison, and the Possibility of Change, by Ben Austen
Experts Speak on Correction – Parole, Prison, and the Possibility of Change, by Ben Austen By Pam Gates and Sherry Reames A good-sized crowd turned out on Feb. 1 to […]
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