Public Safety
WI Public Defenders Office Wants 40 More Employees
Needs $7.6 million budget hike to handle “exponential increase” in video evidence.
Sep 23rd, 2020 by Gretchen Schuldt
Lawsuit Targets Rittenhouse, Militia, Facebook
Federal civil rights lawsuit filed by partner of man killed in Kenosha and three other protesters.
Sep 23rd, 2020 by Madeline Fox, Wisconsin Public Radio
State Prisons Charging Inmates for Masks
Corrections officials say inmates each got three washable masks, must pay after that.
Sep 22nd, 2020 by Gretchen Schuldt
Wisconsin Ranks Low in Gun Suicides
At least compared to other states. Compared to other developed nations, horribly high.
Sep 22nd, 2020 by Bruce Murphy
Activists Criticize Tosa PD’s Protest Tactics
Protesters detail the use of spike strips, $1,300 tickets and racial profiling.
Sep 19th, 2020 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
AG Decision on Blake Shooting Coming Up
Kaul could release a charging recommendation next week.
Sep 17th, 2020 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio
Supervisors Want Chokehold Ban Codified
Sheriff's Office does not oppose a chokehold ban, but has reservations about self-defense prohibition.
Sep 17th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Tosa Police Union Head Assails Police Critics
Union leaders wants Tosa's social justice committee disbanded.
Sep 17th, 2020 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
Crowley Defers Youth Corrections Grant Until State Has Sustainable Plan
County wants the state to assure enough funding to build and maintain a new facility.
Sep 16th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Policing Protests Is More Than ‘Law and Order’
Police officials and experts say responding to protests is a complicated job.
Sep 16th, 2020 by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner
Firefighter Who Hung Black Doll Not Racist?
So says Fire Chief. Council members grill him. FPC will review case.
Sep 16th, 2020 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio
Appeals Court Upholds Inmates’ Bodily Privacy
Prison training exercise forced women inmates to undergo strip searches.
Sep 14th, 2020 by Margo Kirchner
