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Experience Solitary Confinement in Madison
A replica of a solitary confinement cell will be installed for one week at the Madison Christian Community, 7118 Old Sauk Road, beginning this weekend. As part of the installation, there will be a forum held on Tuesday evening, November 18th. Reverend Jerry Hancock will be leading the forum, which will include speakers and a talking circle. The cell will be available for a few hours during the week for viewing and/or for spending some time sitting inside of it, in meditation or prayer or...
Join us Monday, Oct 27 to talk about alternative to jail
A panel and participatory dialogue will explore successful outcomes across the state that divert and reduce jail populations and the ways these are, and can be, offered in Dane County. To hear opinions from residents and Subject Matter Experts, there will be breakout sessions to brainstorm issue and impact areas. Working from within our communities, we will explore how we are all affected by the jail, confinement and incarceration... and what we have the ability to do about it. Please join...
Come hear An Overview of Wisconsin Sentencing Law 10/16/14
Community Conversations: Forum on Alternatives to Jail 10/27/2014 #NoNewJail
A Call for Accountability in DOC #ReformNow
To learn more about issues MOSES and WISDOM are fighting for, read the following briefs by WISDOM: Brief 1: A Broken Parole System Brief 2: Failures in Revocation and GPS Monitoring Brief 3: Solitary Confinement is Torture
MOSES and WISDOM Rally to End Solitary Confinement #ReformNow #ReformWisDOCNow
A passionate group of WISDOM's 11X15 supporters from around the state gathered at the Capitol Wednesday to protest the inhumane practice of solitary confinement. Along with pleas from MOSES' own Rev. Jerry Hancock, Rev. Kate Edwards and President Carol Rubin, the crowd of nearly 200 people heard appalling testimony from parents whose children have endured dehumanizing torture for years at a time. The organizers and public were moved to then march on to deliver the Reform Now! brief to Governor...
End Solitary Confinement! Join us on Capitol Steps at Noon today (10.01.14)
Join WISDOM’S 11x15 Campaign on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 12:00 Noon The State Street Capitol Steps Madison, Wisconsin The international community considers any more than 15 days in Solitary Confinement to be torture. Wisconsin regularly keeps people isolated for months, and even years. WISDOM and other supporters of the 11x15 Campaign for Safer, Healthier Communities will call on Wisconsin to join other states that are finding safe, humane, effective alternatives to solitary confinement, by...
Learn more about Old Law Parole #ReformNow #ReformWisDOCNow @Wisdom4Justice
http://vimeo.com/106200266 In Wisconsin, more than 2,800 men and women remain incarcerated, even though they are legally eligible for parole under the terms of their original sentences. Their continued incarceration costs the state more than 96 million each year. All of these inmates were sentenced prior to the enactment of the Truth In Sentencing legislation. Consequently, many were given longer sentences with the expectation that they could be released after 25 percent of their time had been...
MOSES Official Position Statement on Proposed New Jail
Recently, the Dane County Sheriff's office released a study conducted by Mead & Hunt recommending plans for a new Dane County Jail. The cost to taxpayers would be close to $135M. MOSES has had conversations with Sheriff Mahoney, several stakeholders, and has done thorough review and discussion of the Mead & Hunt report. MOSES is working hard to find the best solution to these complicated issues and is committed to working collaboratively with other stakeholders toward that goal. The...
Tell the City of Madison to #BanTheBox !
Help stop hiring discrimination based on conviction history! Tomorrow, Madison's Common Council will vote on a resolution supporting the Ban the Box initiative. This resolution contains language that would encourage employers to leave questions regarding criminal history off of applications. They would agree not to ask about criminal history until a conditional offer of employment has been made. Click here to read the full resolution. If you would like to support this initiative, you can...