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Catch MOSES on WORT 89.9 February 11 and February 18!

by | Feb 11, 2014 |

Our twice-monthly radio segment on WORT will air tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 11, between 6:30 and 7:00 pm. That's the evening local news show called "In Our Backyard." Click to listen online! This segment will feature DOJ official Ray Luick, discussing how he evaluates TAD programs and their promise. The FOLLOWING Tuesday, Feb. 18, you'll be able to hear our next broadcast. (Usually we air them every two weeks, but the upcoming pledge drive throws us off schedule.) So, on Tuesday, Feb. 18, between...

Voices From Inside: Wisconsin Prisoners Speak OUT

by | Jan 22, 2014 | ,

Get Your Copy Today! "Voices From Inside:  Wisconsin Prisoners Speak Out" is now available.  The book contains excerpts from some of the hundreds of letters WISDOM has received from inmates since the start of the 11x15 campaign.  The letters touch upon a variety of themes, and each of them reminds us that prisoners are human beings with hopes, dreams, regrets and questions.  The letters are accompanied by reflections from judges, bishops, pastors and others, as well as important facts about...

*Postponed* Catch MOSES on WORT 89.9 FM Tuesday, January 14!

by | Jan 12, 2014 |

*Due to circumstances beyond our control, the MOSES segment will be postponed, likely to next Tuesday.* The next episode (#5) in the MOSES radio series about justice in Wisconsin will air this coming Tuesday, January 14, during the In Our Back Yard show at 6:30 PM on WORT 89.9 FM in Madison. Fawn Bilgere will introduce Dr. Michael Connelly, a national authority on criminal justice reform. You can listen to it online at wort-fm.org either live streamed or go to the Archives section and look it...

WISDOM Leadership Training January 11

by | Jan 6, 2014 | ,

David Liners, Executive Director of WISDOM, will be providing an exciting training on Saturday, January 11 from 9am - noon at Lake Edge Lutheran Church at 4032 Monona Drive (just past the Cottage Grove intersection if you're coming from the west; PARK IN BACK OF THE CHURCH). The training is FREE and will focus on skills we need as individuals and as congregational members to be effective leaders for the crucial policy changes we seek in Wisconsin's criminal justice system. Lake Edge has...

Meeting with Governor Walker and What You Can Do Now

by | Jan 4, 2014 |

WISDOM leaders met with Governor Walker's Office About 100 WISDOM leaders from across Wisconsin and allied groups held a rally and press conference at graceEpiscopal Church in Madison.  Following this meeting the group headed over to meet with Governor Walker's office. The meting with the Governor's office was regarding Old Law prisoners.  The Old Law refers to men and women that were sentenced under policies that expected prisoners to demonstrate good behavior and complete program conditions...

WISDOM 11×15 Campaign to Call on Governor Walker to Review Unjust Treatment of “Old Law” Prisoners

by | Dec 11, 2013 |

Join members of WISDOM and MOSES on the steps of Grace Episcopal Church on the  square at 1pm on Tuesday, December 17. The group will head to the Governors office to raise this issue.  Read on for the press release:  Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of prisoners in Wisconsin’s state prison system are being held far beyond the time their sentencing judge envisioned.  Nearly all people sentenced to prison before the advent of “Truth In Sentencing” on January 1, 2000 are eligible for parole.  But,...

MOSES Monthly Meeting and 11×15 Updates

by | Nov 27, 2013 | ,

Join us for our monthly meeting on Saturday, December 7 at the usual time and place: from 10-12pm, First Congregational Church at 1609 University Avenue, Madison WI 53726 11X15 News updates      A 2008 Legislative Audit Bureau report shows higher rates of recidivism among younger offenders placed into the adult correctional system. Recidivism rates among 17-year-old defendants in Wisconsin are estimated to be as high as 48 percent, three times higher than for adult offenders or younger...

Monthly Meeting September 7th at Fountain of Life Church

by | Aug 27, 2013 |

We hope to see you Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 10am for our monthly meeting. Because there is a UW football game that morning, parking near our usual meeting spot will be virtually non-existent!  Instead the meeting will be held at: Fountain of Life Church 633 W. Badger Rd. Madison WI  53713 Fountain of Life is about 2 blocks east of Park Street.  Badger is the last cross street on Park St. before the beltline. The October monthly meeting will be the first Saturday in October (10/5) back at...