Public Safety
How to Prevent Crime
53206 zip code has high crime, high imprisonment. We need a different approach.
Jul 9th, 2017 by Mayor Cavalier JohnsonMen’s Group Takes on Sex Trafficking
Raising awareness of problem at local barber shops.
Jul 6th, 2017 by Andrea Waxman, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceJudge Sets Guidelines for Lincoln Hills
Reducing solitary confinement and use of pepper spray on the list.
Jul 5th, 2017 by Gretchen SchuldtLifetime GPS Monitoring Is Legal
State Appeals Court approves lifetime GPS device for former sex offender.
Jun 28th, 2017 by Gretchen SchuldtBlack Leaders React to Smith Verdict
Calling for peace after acquittal of officer who shot Sylville Smith.
Jun 23rd, 2017 by Jabril Faraj, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServicePictures of Youths in Prison
ACLU’s suit documents questionable treatment at Lincoln Hills, Copper Lake.
Jun 20th, 2017 by Gretchen SchuldtAppeals Court Clarifies Police Custody
State claims a handcuffed man not in “custody.”
Jun 19th, 2017 by Gretchen SchuldtAfter 27 Years, Judge Overturns Rape Conviction
Case is the latest in which flawed hair analysis by the FBI led to a wrongful conviction
Jun 11th, 2017 by Dee J. Hall, Wisconsin Center for Investigative JournalismVulnerable User Bill Moves Forward
Includes tougher sanctions against motorists who hit bicyclists, pedestrians.
Jun 9th, 2017 by Dave CieslewiczCity Residents Meet With Assembly Committee
Residents must drive neighborhood revitalization, grassroots leaders insist.
Jun 9th, 2017 by Jabril Faraj, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceRaped Jail Inmate Awarded $6.7 Million
But no award from jury for being shackled while delivering her baby.
Jun 8th, 2017 by Gretchen Schuldt2,030 Strip Searches at Youth Prisons
Just 32 of searches in one year at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake found contraband.
Jun 7th, 2017 by Gretchen Schuldt