Public Safety
City’s Homicides Way Down in 2018
Right now at 19 percent fewer homicides and 16 percent fewer non-fatal shootings. Why?
Dec 29th, 2018 by Ximena Conde, Wisconsin Public Radio
Drug Task Force Seeks Community Input
City-County Heroin, Opioid and Cocaine Task Force seeks solutions to drug epidemic.
Dec 20th, 2018 by Max Nawara, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
New Residential Treatment Facility Opens
Youth who might have gone to Lincoln Hills now at county’s Bakari Center, with aim to reduce recidivism.
Dec 19th, 2018 by Allison Dikanovic, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Jesuit Sex Offenders Must Be Prosecuted
Full investigation of clerical child sex abusers should be done by Attorney General.
Dec 18th, 2018 by Peter Isely
Sex Traffickers Ensnare Youth Without Homes
Report: 25% of sex-trafficked youth in city were missing from faster care, group homes.
Dec 17th, 2018 by Ximena Conde, Wisconsin Public Radio
41% of State Inmates Have Mental Health Issues
Critics decry use of prisons as dumping grounds for people with mental health problems.
Dec 14th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt
Board Rejects Outsourced Inmate Care
Unanimous vote rejects private company, calls for county staff to handle health services in jails.
Dec 13th, 2018 by Graham Kilmer
Evers Forms Panel On Prison Reform
Includes two former Supreme Court justices, three former prisons administrators.
Dec 12th, 2018 by Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio
Punished By Probation Agents For 20 Years
Appeals court rules that man repeatedly denied probation and jailed due to gross negligence can sue.
Dec 7th, 2018 by Margo Kirchner
Sheriff Lucas Pledges to Restore “Integrity”
Sees challenges, promises changes to county office run by David Clarke for 15 years.
Dec 6th, 2018 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio
Program Offers Police-Youth Listening Sessions
Zeidler Center effort aims to improve relations between police and teens, young adults.
Dec 5th, 2018 by Andrea Waxman, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
“Not Guilty” Ruling Doesn’t Make Things Right
Reporter Edgar Mendez reflects on his arrest and treatment by Milwaukee Police for doing his job.
Dec 4th, 2018 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
