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Republicans Push Wiretapping Bill
More aggressive intercepting of social media than federal law permits, ACLU charges.
Feb 15th, 2022 by Isiah Holmes
Fusion Center Raises Questions About Privacy
Milwaukee police use it to track protestors, emails show.
Dec 22nd, 2021 by Isiah Holmes
Wiretapping Bill Raises Concerns
Some legislators, privacy advocates concerned about use of pen register and trap/trace devices.
Aug 22nd, 2021 by Isiah Holmes
Coins Celebrate Policing of Kenosha Protests
Kenosha Sheriff sends commemorative coins to other police agencies, officials who helped.
May 18th, 2021 by Isiah Holmes and Henry Redman
Sickle Cell Excuses Killings By Police?
3 of 47 such deaths nationally were in Milwaukee, but county medical examiner defends his decisions.
May 17th, 2021 by Bruce Murphy
Use-of-Force Policy Popular With Police
Company wrote policy used by Brooklyn Center and dozens of Wisconsin law enforcement agencies.
Apr 20th, 2021 by Henry Redman
Racial Bias Found in Pot Prosecutions
Black Wisconsinites 4.3% more likely to be prosecuted for pot possession, new study finds.
Mar 22nd, 2021 by Corrinne Hess
Could Floyd’s Killing Lead to State Reform?
Evers calls for long-delayed bill on deadly use of force by police to be taken up by Legislature.
Jun 3rd, 2020 by Melanie Conklin
Milwaukee County Executive
Crowley and Larson vie for the top executive position in Milwaukee County.
Mar 29th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Some ‘Tougher on Crime’ Bills Passed
Gov. Evers vetoed most, but signed a few.
Mar 9th, 2020 by Isiah Holmes
Two Opposite Visions of Criminal Justice
State Reps. Evan Goyke and Joe Sanfellipo espouse different visions for law enforcement in Wisconsin.
Feb 28th, 2020 by Isiah Holmes
County Executive Candidates
Crowley, Larson, Lipscomb and Nath vie to advance to general election, replace Chris Abele.
Feb 17th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
GOP Lawmakers Push “Tougher on Crime” Legislation
Package of bills draws major criticism and concern from committee, citizens.
Jan 31st, 2020 by Isiah Holmes
FPC Leader Submitted Inaccurate Resume
Aldrete falsely stated she taught a criminal justice course for three years at MATC.
Dec 16th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt
The Myth of Easy Prison Reform
It’s caused by misinformation about “non-violent offenders” and “crimeless revocations.”
Jul 26th, 2019 by George Mitchell
Pot Policies All Over the Map
Fully legal in 11 states, medical pot okay in 22 states, much division over how to handle it.
Jun 23rd, 2019 by Carter Thomson
OWI Treatment Court “Changes Lives”
Special court gives drunk drivers tools to overcome dependency, reduce recidivism.
May 24th, 2019 by Andrea Anderson
Courts Jail the Poor, Rich Go Free
Judges question constitutionality of system jailing poor defendants for inability to pay bail.
Jan 21st, 2019 by Emily Hamer
Ex-Inmates Group Pushes Criminal Justice Reform
Asks Evers for increased accountability, mental health resources and re-entry support.
Jan 17th, 2019 by Allison Dikanovic
Evers Embraces Expertise
Hiring talented people, appointing expert advisors, who knew you could govern that way?
Dec 20th, 2018 by Bruce Murphy
Evers Has Many Advisers
And they are being asked to take on a huge agenda of possible reforms.
Dec 17th, 2018 by Steven Walters
Evers Forms Panel On Prison Reform
Includes two former Supreme Court justices, three former prisons administrators.
Dec 12th, 2018 by Shawn Johnson
Apologize or Resign, Lawyers Tell Judge
Judge Borowski had defense lawyer handcuffed and jailed; state attorneys group outraged.
Oct 31st, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt
Local Leaders Demand Clarke’s Removal
Legislators, community leaders call on Gov. Walker to remove sheriff from office.
Jun 1st, 2017 by Jabril Faraj
Drunk Driving Bill Costs $15 Million Per Year
Department of Corrections estimates minimum cost of get-tough bill.
Apr 5th, 2017 by Gretchen Schuldt
Plan to Kill Parole Board Criticized
Walker wants one person to make all decisions, plan called “cruel and inhumane.”
Mar 7th, 2017 by Dee J. Hall
Legislature Resists Background Checks for Guns
18 states require them, 85% of state residents support them, but Walker, GOP resist.
Aug 28th, 2016 by Alexandra Arriaga
Sylville Smith Probe Looks Suspicious
AG Brad Schimel’s links to Milwaukee Police raise questions about his investigation.
Aug 25th, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
Koch Brothers Impact on GOP Convention
Their impact on Republican platform and candidates — all but Trump — was “huge!”
Jul 26th, 2016 by Mary Bottari
10 Lessons After Dallas
How can Milwaukee and the nation assure that black lives and blue lives matter?
Jul 12th, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
How Colorado Reduced Solitary Confinement
It’s nearly been eliminated, while Wisconsin has made only a small reduction in solitary confinement.
Jun 18th, 2016 by Dee J. Hall
Seeking The Truth About Zipcode 53206
International group's “portal” will trigger stories, conversations in city’s poorest area.
Apr 28th, 2016 by Jabril Faraj
Stories Legislators Tell Each Other
Sometimes personal stories told by legislators trump statistics or sound-bite speeches.
Aug 24th, 2015 by Steven Walters
Does “Broken Windows” Theory Hurt Milwaukee?
Police Chief Ed Flynn is one of the foremost practitioners of aggressive policing getting national criticism.
Jan 29th, 2015 by Bruce Murphy
