What’s Happening to Parole in Wisconsin? By Sherry Reames The figures on the Parole Commission website show a huge recent drop in the number of paroles being granted. Between […]
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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 […]
Read More »End Life Sentences for Juveniles
End Life Sentences for Juveniles By Margaret Irwin The State of Wisconsin is inching its way toward passing a bill that would end life sentences without the possibility […]
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