Public Safety
Public Defender Pushes $70 Rate for Appointed Counsel
State hourly rate of $40 lowest in nation, indigent defendants often have no attorney.
Sep 24th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt
Tommy Could Help Create Prison Reform
Thompson, former Republican governor, regrets increase in incarceration, could team with Democratic reformers.
Sep 17th, 2018 by Mayor Cavalier Johnson
Court Reverses $6.7 Million Rape Verdict
Federal appeals court rules county not liable for employee raping county jail inmate.
Sep 17th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt
City Blueprint for Peace Is Must Read
It’s surprisingly powerful. And could help change how we live.
Sep 14th, 2018 by Dr. Robert S. Smith, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Tommy Thompson Is Wrong About Prisons
He regrets 1991 plan I wrote. But he never implemented it.
Sep 14th, 2018 by George Mitchell
Should More Criminal Records Be Expunged?
State behind others in giving ex-offenders a second chance, argues Clean Slate Wisconsin.
Sep 14th, 2018 by Phoebe Petrovic, Wisconsin Public Radio
18-Year-Old Hangs Himself, Lacked Lawyer
Case spotlights state’s constitutional crisis, inadequate funding for appointed counsel.
Sep 13th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt
Schimel Say Rape Kit Backlog Ended
Critics charge attorney general shouldn’t have taken four years to fix the problem.
Sep 11th, 2018 by Laurel White, Wisconsin Public Radio
Youth Council Works to Curb Violence
The Youth Council called for a cease-fire over the Labor Day weekend.
Sep 7th, 2018 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Life Sentence For Juvenile OK, Court Says
Man who killed woman when he was 16 gets life plus 32 years. Appeal court upholds it.
Aug 31st, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt
Police Use Armored Vehicle To Serve Warrant
West Allis police use tank-like vehicle to serve warrant on Milwaukee’s north side, residents upset, officials complain.
Aug 31st, 2018 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Pot Referendums on November Ballot
15 counties, two cities have referendums on legalizing medical or all marijuana use.
Aug 30th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt
