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Pot Arrests 4 Times Higher for Blacks
Statewide racial disparity in arrests for pot possession cited in Gov. Evers’ decriminalization proposal.
Jul 15th, 2019 by Izabela Zaluska
Drunk Driving On Rise for Corrections Staff?
State Corrections Secretary concerned about stress causing workers to abuse alcohol.
Jul 6th, 2019 by Mary Kate McCoy
Rules Violations Cause 40% of Prison Admissions
State figures show supervision violations, not new crimes, drive prison admissions.
Jul 3rd, 2019 by Izabela Zaluska
Evers Uses 78 Partial Vetoes on Budget
Vetoes will help pay for $65 million more in education funding in revised budget.
Jul 3rd, 2019 by Laurel White
Evers Faces Hurdles to Cutting Prisons
Governor promised to cut prison population by 50%, but has so far made no progress.
Jul 1st, 2019 by Izabela Zaluska
Evers Brings Back Pardon Review Board
Walker disbanded it, wouldn’t pardon anyone in his eight years as governor.
Jun 14th, 2019 by Rich Kremer
State Has 22,000 OWI Convictions Per Year
Still high, but way down from 10 years ago when it was 40,000.
May 31st, 2019 by Will Cushman
A One-Stop Shop for Ex-Prisoners
New program Home to Stay offers array of services to help ex-cons rebuild their lives.
May 3rd, 2019 by Allison Dikanovic
How Walker Wrecked State’s Prisons
Overworked staff, high turnover, rising overtime costs and violence plague the prisons.
May 2nd, 2019 by Bruce Murphy
Carr Promises Criminal Justice Reform
“Just wait and see,” Corrections secretary says. But advocates are impatient for reform.
Apr 29th, 2019 by Elizabeth Dohms-Harter
Evers Too Slow on Prison Reform?
His budget expands prisons, doesn’t offer much reform, critics charge.
Apr 8th, 2019 by Steven Walters
Legislators Resist Many Evers Proposals
GOP push back on minimum wage, water quality, corrections worker wages, unemployment compensation and more.
Apr 5th, 2019 by Laurel White
