Sheriff’s Office Responds to Alarming Jail Audit Report
Board will take report up in December. Chairwoman Nicholson and County Executive Crowley call for collaboration on solutions.
Nov 22nd, 2024 by Graham Kilmer
County Selects Auditor For Jail Death Inquiry
Texas-based Creative Corrections will handle inquiry, pending board approval of a contract.
May 29th, 2024 by Graham Kilmer
Board Gives Go-Ahead for Jail Audit
Policymakers authorize audit looking into cause of deaths at Milwaukee County Jail.
Jan 22nd, 2024 by Graham Kilmer
Board Must Set Terms for Third Party Jail Audit
Supervisors will hear from county auditors on what is needed for the audit.
Jan 8th, 2024 by Graham Kilmer
Board Moving Closer To County Jail Audit
An amendment to 2024 budget calls for third-party, independent audit of county jail.
Nov 6th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
Sheriff Inquiry Leads to Board Fracas
Board removes jail inquiry from committee after process falls apart. Issue will go to full board.
Sep 26th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
Unrest in County Jail Shows Chronic Problems
A staff shortage, deteriorating facility and 'dreadful' grievances from inmates.
Sep 11th, 2023 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
Jail Monitor Looking at Suicide Policies
Inadequate health care staffing remains an issue at Milwaukee County Jail.
Aug 27th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
No Criminal Charges For Officers in Jail Death
DA's office finds no evidence to support any charges in death of Cilivea Thyrion.
Aug 7th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
Activists Want Answers For Deaths At County Jail
Four people have died at the Milwaukee County Jail in less than 12 months.
Apr 7th, 2023 by Devin Blake, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Supervisors Want Audit of County Jail
Supervisors Felesia Martin and Ryan Clancy propose legislation in response to deaths at county jail.
Mar 23rd, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
Supervisors Martin and Clancy Call for Audit of Milwaukee County Jail
Supervisors will introduce a resolution demanding audit
Mar 21st, 2023 by Sup. Felesia Martin
County Jail Records Second In-Custody Death of 2023
An unidentified 37-year-old man is reported dead. No cause of death immediately released.
Mar 16th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
Family of Woman Who Died in Jail Speaks Out
Cilivea Thyrion, then 20, committed suicide in December 2022, the Sheriff's Office has said.
Feb 28th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
Brieon Green’s Family Questions Video, Transparency of Sheriff
Video of Green's suicide and deputy sheriffs handling of him incomplete, they charge.
Jan 30th, 2023 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
No Criminal Charges in Brieon Green Suicide
DA finds no liability for sheriff's officers overseeing county jail where suicide occurred.
Jan 11th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
Family Says Guard Ignored Brieon Green Committing Suicide at Jail
Family horrified after reviewing footage of his death in custody at Milwaukee County Jail.
Dec 4th, 2022 by Graham Kilmer
