Public Safety
6 Things to Know About Lincoln Hills
A primer on how state’s youth prisons will be changed. Or not.
Mar 22nd, 2019 by Allison Dikanovic, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Bipartisan Bills Toughen Drunk Driving Laws
Vos, Fitzgerald quiet on proposals to increase penalties, set mandatory minimum sentences.
Mar 20th, 2019 by Laurel White, Wisconsin Public Radio
The Lessons of Baltimore
A city falling apart, its police department dysfunctonal. Can Milwaukee learn from this?
Mar 19th, 2019 by Bruce Murphy
Bill Targets Illicit Massage Parlors
Helps municipalities close them down. Another bill imposes fine for soliciting prostitutes.
Mar 18th, 2019 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio
Evers Announces Youth Prison for City
To be located on Teutonia Ave. and Mill Rd. Research shows facility near home enhances outcomes.
Mar 13th, 2019 by Laurel White, Wisconsin Public Radio
Evers Funds Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility
Budget has $8.1 million for upgrades, so he won’t close facility as critics have demanded.
Mar 12th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt
Pocan Charges ICE Is “Running Rogue”
Agency has greatly overstated crimes committed by detainees, his office found.
Mar 12th, 2019 by Laurel White, Wisconsin Public Radio
War on Drugs Is Devastating City
So why won’t we talk about it? Why aren’t city-county officials confronting it?
Mar 12th, 2019 by Paul Mozina, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Evers Proposes Delay Of Youth Prison Closure
Proposal would also stop the practice of 17-year-olds being tried as adults.
Feb 28th, 2019 by Laurel White, Wisconsin Public Radio
Advocates Push For a Wisconsin ‘Red Flag’ Gun Law
Republican Legislative leaders, Vos and Fitzgerald, concerned about the proposal.
Feb 27th, 2019 by Laurel White, Wisconsin Public Radio
Can Data-Driven Pretrial Decisions Fight Bias?
Debate rages on whether new tools to guide pre-trail jailing can reduce racial bias.
Feb 27th, 2019 by Emily Hamer, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Algorithms Can Decide Pre-Trial Jail
Counties increasingly use controversial data tools when deciding to bail or jail people.
Feb 22nd, 2019 by Emily Hamer, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
