News and Commentary
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Channel3000 editorial on crimeless revocation
This week Neil Heinen and Channel3000 endorsed the idea that people who have not committed new crimes should not be returned to prison (i.e. no crimeless revocatons). The editorial also mentions the public forum announcing a new report (Excessive Revocations In Wisconsin) that documents the damage done by crimeless revocations both to the person directly impacted and also to their family and to their community. Channel3000 joins a growing movement that is critical of crimeless revocations....
MOSES Meeting December 3rd
Dec 3, 2016 First Unitarian 900 University Bay Dr, Madison, WI 53705 9:30 Networking 10:00 Program
MORAL POLITICAL ORGANIZING LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE and SUMMIT
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2016 MPOLIS – Moral Political Organizing Leadership Institute and Summit From: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Host: Pastor Walter Lanier Location: Progressive Missionary Baptist Church 8324 W. Keefe Avenue, Milwaukee, WI Limited Space -REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Contact Montre Moore, 414-639-0000 A MORAL REVIVAL – 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Host: Pastor Patrick Keen, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church 3022 W. Wisconsin Avenue...
Volunteer Opportunities with the Youth Court and the Jail!!!
First: Youth Court Facilitation Fall Training Series, 10/8 and 10/15 The TimeBank Youth Court Team would like to invite you to an upcoming training series for adults who are interested in helping out at the TimeBank Youth Court sessions. We want to be sure everyone is feeling confident about their role at the session and would like to provide the opportunity for people to gain new skills in facilitating the sessions. We are currently running youth court sessions in all four Madison High...
Things Get Worse for Wisconsin Hunger Strikers!
Dying to Live Hunger Strikers Kept on the Brink of Death by Retaliatory DOC Contact: Jason Geils IWOC, 414-350-9585, argentum111@me.com Interview contact: Chance Zombor, 262-844-3703, chance.zombor@gmail.com Dying to Live Hunger Strikers Kept on the Brink of Death by Retaliatory DOC Waupun WI- According to a letter from hunger striker LaRon McKinley, the Dying to Live hunger strike against solitary confinement at Waupun Correctional Institution (WCI) has become a serious health crisis after...
MOSES December 3rd Meeting
First Unitarian 900 University Bay Dr, Madison, WI 53705 9:30 Networking 10:00 Program
MOSES ANNUAL PICNIC is AUGUST 27th
Please join us for our Annual Celebration from 1PM to 4PM at Red Riley Barn and Retreat Center at 8283 North Riley Road in Verona Wisconsin. There will be a drum circle, testimonials and live music. Please bring a dish to pass as well as plates and silverware to eat with. We are trying to make this a waste free event! Please contact mosesmadisonstaff@gmail.com if you have any questions or need a ride. MOSES Picnic Event
Diversions Work Group Findings
Click here to read the full document that discusses the MOSES Diversion Work Group Suggestions. MOSES_Recommendations_to_Diversion_Workgroup(final)
MOSES meets with Sec. Litscher
On July 26, 2016 the Wisconsin Criminal Justice Coordinating Council met. Sec. Litscher from the Department of Corrections chaired the meeting. The statement below from WISDOM was read during the public comment section at the end of the meeting. It was an opportunity to share our concerns directly with Sec. Litscher and people working in the criminal justice system throughout the state. We are very concerned about the way things are going in our Wisconsin prison system. We are living...
FRANK DAVIS speaks about re-entry barriers in Wisconsin
Ex-Prisoners Organize To Overcome Re-Entry Barriers Prisoners returning to society after serving a sentence face discrimination and many barriers to re-entry. A group of former inmates are working to ensure that those returning to society after a prison term are accepted as valued members of the community. Listen Wisconsin Public Radio, © Copyright 2016, Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and Wisconsin Educational Communications...